Leadership processes for business
“Live in your hopes and not in your fears.” – Johnny Majors Did you know that while statistically 90% of startups fail, the 10% that succeed all seem to have one major thing in common? An overconfident leader. The term overconfident though seems to have a lot of negative connotations associated with it. […]
“Courage faces fear and thereby masters it… Courageous men never lose the zest for living even through their life situation is zestless…We must constantly build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. It’s a good day to talk about courage. When we talk about heroes, like Martin […]
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt Rome wasn’t built in a day. The Panama Canal wasn’t either. It took 33 years, and Teddy Roosevelt to make it happen – and against all odds, I might add. The Panama Canal, like everything else, started with a vision. Something that not only […]
“Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?” – Groucho Marks It should come as no surprise that people are attracted to authenticity these days. They want to believe that what they see is what they’re going to get. Of course, with consumer options growing by leaps and bounds […]
Do you ever compare yourself to other leaders and feel you’re coming up short? Do you think the confidence they exude is a product of money, demeanor, intelligence and personality? Are you and others attracted to them because they have a big “L” written on their foreheads, or is there something more? They handle problems […]
I can’t think of anyone who isn’t at least peripherally aware of Monty Python. From the sublime to the ridiculous, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman and Terry Jones’ brilliant theatrics made them not only cultural icons of their generations, but for all generations; because among other things, they proved that a […]
Memorial Day. Throughout the generations brave men have died preserving the freedoms by which we live our lives.We pay tribute to them and realize how much we have to be grateful for. Because of them, we get to choose how we want to spend this day, and how we want to live our lives. […]
“Remember, our conduct is influenced not by our experience but by our expectations” – George Bernard Shaw In mythology, Pygmalion was a sculptor who carved a statue of a beautiful maiden, fell in love with it and brought it to life with a kiss. In literature, George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion”, Henry Higgins, transformed the […]
‘‘The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.’’ —Jim Rohn As business owners, there are things we know, and things we […]
“To Work is Elevating. To Accomplish is Superb” – Harry Gordon Selfridge Harry Selfridge was not only the preeminent entrepreneur and commercial genius of his time, but for all time. His beliefs, enthusiasm and methodologies, considered radical in the early years of the twentieth century are as bright and inspiring today as they were […]