This past Friday, my 11-year-old daughter Amanda culminated from elementary school. Now I already think I’m not as smart as a 5th grader because I had no idea “culminate” was even a word until my son did the same 2…
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Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?
Posted in Culmination, Family, Fifth Grade, Friendship, Graduation, Leadership, Perseverance, Procrastination, School, success, Teachers
Are You a Commodity or a Priceless Gemstone?
Sure, I’ll admit it! One of our “survival strategies” during the recession was to reduce rates. I wouldn’t say that we were the Walmart of management consulting firms always striving – let alone promising – to be the guaranteed low-cost…
Posted in Customer Relationship Management, gemstone, Marketing, Recession, Sales, success, Value, Walmart commodity
Top Ten Signs that Your Organizational Change Effort is Already Doomed!
As an expert in successfully implementing positive changes in organizations, I can share some pretty nasty horror stories with you all about organizational changes that have gone awry. Let’s face it. Up to 80% of all organizational changes do fail…
-er Is Not Always -er
Bigger, better, faster, stronger… Is it really? I’m starting to wonder about that! As you may have read in previous blog posts, I’m a fairly driven, Type A, achievement-oriented kind of person. Actually, saying it like that doesn’t even scratch…
The Power of Breakdowns as an Access to Breakthroughs
People tend to cry a lot and emotionally (if not physically!) kick and scream whenever they have breakdowns. It could be the proverbial “bad hair day” or something more significant like a major setback in one’s career or personal relationships.…
Posted in Australia, bad day, breakdown, Failure, Judith Viorst, success Tagged with: Australia, bad day, breakdown, breakthrough, failure, Judith Viorst, success
What’s Your Sweat Equity Worth?
In this day and age of the post-recession economy, I might argue that my sweat equity is worth millions! Some might agree with me without even putting up a fight. I haven’t lost my job. I haven’t lost my house. And under the right circumstances and with just a little more perseverance and individual effort, I can produce phenomenal results that actually put a few more dollars in my pocket or that rainy-day fund. Unfortunately, I’ve never met a banker who would cash me out for my sweat equity alone!
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Equity, Lamborghini, Perseverance, success Tagged with: Entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, equity, Lamborghini, perseverance, success
The Four Fundamentals of Leadership Excellence. Do You Have What it Takes to Succeed?
Tenacity. Perseverance. Courage. Compassion. I’ve seen and heard numerous definitions of leadership over the years. Some motivational, some inspirational, some purely functional. In my experience, these four traits sum it up best if we’re going to distinguish what it takes…
So How Do YOU Define Success? The Answer Might Surprise You!
I recently had the pleasure of attending a Vistage presentation led by Bill Hawkins on success. As with many a Vistage presentation, I started this one off a little arrogant and close-minded (as I can be from time to time) thinking, “Oh great! Another leadership guy telling me – a successful leadership coach – what I need to know about being a successful leader…” Well, I guess I was right because boy did I have a lot to learn!
Posted in Bill Hawkins, CEO, Leadership, Priorities, success, Vistage International, Work, Work/Life Balance
Composure: Maintaining Balance When the S$!* Hits the Fan!
According to dictionary.com, “composure” means: serene, self-controlled state of mind; calmness; tranquility. My less formal – although quite likely more actionable – working definition of composure is “maintaining balance and keeping grounded when the s*@# hits the fan.” A friend…
