2010 – Not For Faint of Heart
. . . business leaders — Risk No Thing. Get No Thing. There has been a collective sigh of relief that 2009 is history. A new decade awaits. Time to move from survival thinking into – growth and thrive...
View Article5 Ways to Get Employees to Take Ownership
1. Involve people in long and short-term planning efforts. Key: Set “The Deal.” 2. Ask for their input on projects — give ‘em space to learn and hold them as responsible. 3. Include Competent,...
View Article7 Principles to Live By
Recently, George announced his retirement after 30 years running the customer experience unit.. His has had an important voice. A man courageous enough to challenge “in-the-box-thinking.” He has been a...
View Article5 Reasons Account-Ability Counts
Why is Account-Ability so important? 1. Because we pay people. When employees or contractors accept money to do a job, they are making a contract to do their best with their unique talents and...
View ArticleFrenetic. Underchallenged. Worn-out?
Any of these sound like you? Frenetic Hyper Involvement in work. Super ambitious need for achievements. Inability/unwillingness to acknowledge “failures.” Neglecting personal values. Chronic anxiety...
View ArticleHappy At Work
I have just returned from THE BEST vacation. EVER! A 6-day bike tour with Vermont Bike Tours on the islands of Brac and Hvar in Croatia. So it is easy this first day back in my office to agree with...
View ArticleRisk, Trust, and Relationships
Particularly as it applies to business partnerships and marriage. Recently two friends of mine got divorced after about 8 months of marriage. Both of these guys are in their 60’s. I also, at 65, ended...
View ArticleI Am Already Born.
First Question to Self: “When am I going to start acting like it?” Believing that I am a faceless cog in a benevolent or malevolent universe that either: (a)cares about me r (b) can’t/won’t tell me...
View Article$4.50 will get me a latte at Starbucks.
External Validation Is Dangerous . . . to your healthy, joyful sense of Self. Every time a boss or a lover or a customer says to you, that you do great work, . . . and you get puffed up over it, a...
View ArticleSkimpy Bikinis & The Power of Context
Its summer. I am a heterosex.ual guy who is 67 years old — to set my context. I walk along the beach. It is hot and sultry. A thought occurs to me. “Why do women feel OK about wearing a skimpy bikini...
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