Archive for October, 2011

What are you taking for granted?

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While running errands this past weekend I did quite a bit of driving. The weather was great and people were out and about enjoying the sunshine. When pulling up to stop signs I noticed that almost everyone crossing the street in front of the car walked out into the street before I even stopped the car. It was as if [...]

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When was the last time you stopped and really thought about time? That’s right time…the precious, priceless commodity we all share daily in full equity; that can’t be manipulated. Lately, time has been on my mind quite a bit… I’m sure most of you can relate when I say, “There just doesn’t seem to be enough time in a day!” [...]

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What is the new normal?

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The weekend edition of the Wall Street Journal had an article on the front page titled, “Economy Adds Jobs, but not Enough”.   Above the bolded title there was a graph that tracked ‘Labor Lost’ over the last 40 years.  On the graph, job loss had been moderate all those years until 2008… …and it hit an all-time low in 2010. [...]

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A friend of mine has been on me for maybe the last six months to read the commencement address delivered by Steve Jobs back in 2005.  Up until now I hadn’t. I was just too busy.  Steve Jobs passed away yesterday. I read his commencement less than 24 hours later.  Oh how I wish I had read it right after [...]

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The Big Picture

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I’ve had the wonderful privilege of spending most of my adult life as a leader and I’ve learned a number of critical lessons throughout my leadership journey.  These lessons have been taught by good and bad leaders alike, but I’ve benefited most from learning directly from the people I’ve led. I believe the true beauty of leadership is the wisdom [...]

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