Wisdom=Winging It? Not So Much!

December 23, 2011

So last night, two friends of mine came to see me with a video camera and a set of questions to ask.
The idea was to create some clips to put up on YouTube as part of the marketing/promotion activity for my new book, I Love You – Now Get Over Yourself, soft cover due to [...]

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Who’s On Your Bus?

December 15, 2011

It’s a wonderful thing when a Boy thanks his Mother – Of Course I LOVE this!
The best advice Mike Krzyzewski ever got was:
“To make sure that I only let good people on my bus. And if I ever get on someone else’s bus, make sure to take it great places.”
This was Krzyzewski’s advice from his [...]

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Do You See Bricks & Mortar or The Vision?

December 13, 2011

When you are working, do you see the outcome in terms of physical things, e.g., completed presentation, new code for the website, Blogs written; or do you see the outcome in terms of its value? E.G., in the case of the presentation, the value is that the audience is going to know something they didn’t [...]

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Only Buy Into Designer Clothing Darling!

December 8, 2011

When you are defining your dream, clarifying your intention, and shoring up your courage, think of yourself in designer clothes – not off the rack. You don’t want your vision to look like someone else’s. And you don’t want to get lost in the crowd of good ideas. If you’re a female, think of yourself [...]

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You Want Success? – Don’t Mail It In!

December 6, 2011

The Elements of Success - Showing Up and Doing Something That Scares You.
“There are times when you just have to show up.”  says Marissa Mayer, Google VP in charge of all things local, as she tells her success story. In this case, she’s talking about being there in person for a negotiation instead of doing it [...]

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When the Mighty Fall: Oy Vey What a Noise!

November 17, 2011

Every once-in-awhile I like to look at the big picture – the very big picture. It is always replete with lessons. And it’s always a puzzlement to me how companies and individuals keep making the same mistakes.
Jim Collins’ new book How The Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In is reviewed here. There [...]

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Jargon – Ech!

November 15, 2011

Whenever you have the opportunity to use jargon instead of plain English, don’t. While it is shorthand of sorts, it’s mostly an excuse not to take the time to explain what you mean. It interferes with communication – just the thing it’s meant not to do.
For “techies,” this is a little harder. Of course, I [...]

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Being a Leader Means Seeing Yourself Life-Size

November 10, 2011

My BLOG post this week is a link to an article in Fortune Magazine.  It is a clear and eloquent example of leadership from 96-year old Frances Hesselbein.

Hesselbein has headed Peter Drucker’s Leader to Leader Institute for 21 years. Before that, she turned around the Girl Scouts of the USA.
Her 7 guidelines for successful leadership [...]

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Surgeon Hires a Coach! What?

November 4, 2011

Often, the people who call a coach are already successful. They call because they are likely facing a situation and they want to be sure they get it right.
The notion that somehow one is weak or inadequate is simply wrong. It isn’t because he feels inadequate that Roger Federer has a coach; or the best [...]

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You Don’t Have to Be Perfect – Just Better!

November 1, 2011

There is an article in the Harvard Business Review by Brad Power that makes so much sense it seems almost elementary.  Shifting Finance from Controlling to Improving – Brad Power – Harvard Business Review
When attempting to change thinking and behaving within an organization, the task can be monumental. It is also, very often, not possible [...]

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