Walt Disney once said – “Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, and dreams are forever.” We can all have the pleasure of a vivid imagination if we give ourselves permission to look beyond what is to what can be.
The traditional end of summer – Labor Day is behind us. Although we will still have some very nice days before the fall and winter weather arrive, this time of year in our businesses is critical to our future growth. Much like farmers in our food chain, your business is currently in the process of…
Our culture has many things which individuals believe are motivating. Motivation is not an external thing but an internal worth. Things come and go with the fads of the time, but internal self-worth is a lifetime of value and drive. It will raise you up to challenge your greatest fears and allow you to celebrate your successes.
This coming Monday is a celebration of all the various talents of our country and the working people who have contributed to its past, current, and future success. Our people are the backbone of this nation and on this day, we take time to recognize that each of us has a critical role in adding value to our communities, and our nation as a whole.
Here in the USA, we are headed back to school. Some states have already started, and others are beginning shortly. This is a time for all of us to pause and understand that learning is not limited to certain months of a year or certain years of our lives. Learning is a lifelong commitment and endeavor to better ourselves for the good of society.
If you have ever been in the situation where you are on the expressway and the road takes a rather defined sharper turn (mileage signs indicating to slow down) and you attempt to stay at the previous speed, you now must take corrective actions or potentially pay the price of an accident or worse. I know I have been there more than once and…
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In a world where we are bombarded moment by moment by any number of potential distractions, we owe it to ourselves to build the muscle of focus. That skill to narrow in on what is happening around us and find the key or critical elements to focus on that most contribute to our best result.
In a conversation with a colleague the other day we started to reminisce about how the work world was such a different place than when we started several years ago. At that time in the 70’s and 80’s the competition was outrageously fierce for each and every role we were seeking out. The criterion almost seemed unfair to even be able to…
Our society has many opportunities to redirect an undesirable outcome to someone else rather quickly, even before the facts and truth are looked at completely. This movement of accountability to someone else for undesirable performance is just another way to get the attention off us and onto another so individually we can hide. Authentic accountability starts with each of us. Standing up and taking full responsibility for each and all of our actions even when they have contributed to a less than desirable outcome.
Our Guidepost of last week triggered some thoughts about this area of getting facts and using data as opposed to guessing or using just gut level instincts. The use of gut level instincts cannot be diminished in the workplace. It absolutely has its contribution level when sorting through many of the challenges that face business leaders. The key here is…