My son Ryan graduated from college this weekend. And as I heard the commencement speaker give his (delightfully succinct!) 5 pieces of advice to the graduating class, I thought of my own words of advice for Ryan. I had already written my book, 50 Words , for my boys…my effort to pass on the values and
Oscar Wilde was always a good foil; showing us a pointed truth we might rather not recognize in ourselves. “Always forgive your enemies – nothing annoys them so much.” “Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.” “I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am
Confidence: “great faith in oneself or one’s abilities” aplomb, assurance, self-assurance, self-esteem, self-trust Sure beats: diffidence, insecurity, self-doubt Don’t let confidence become cockiness, complacence, conceit, pride, haughtiness, presumptuousness Be confident. Exude confidence. It inspires!
Transparency: “the state or quality of being easily seen through” Clearness, brialliance, luminosity, definition, resolution, apparentness, observability, visibility Sure beats: cloudiness, opacity, turbidity, fogginess, milkiness, murkiness Strive to be transparent. Encourage transparency in others. It leads to trust cloudiness, opacity, opaqueness, turbidity, turbidness fogginess, haziness, milkiness, mistiness, murkiness
In my management dashboard, when i have my weekly meetings, how do I track sales and marketing progress; its not as quantitative as tracking operational or financial goals and milestones? Actually it is very quantitative. Annual sales objectives can be (and must be) broken down into concrete goals that can be measured (Who, What and
When you think of a label that symbolizes toughness and unrestrained freedom, a Harley Davidson motorcycle may come to mind. When one thinks of this bike, a vivid image of a large, fearless man dressed in black leather, reeking of gasoline may spring to mind. But behind all that leather and metal, exists a warm
How you communicate to your organization makes all the difference. In order to reach your organization, you have to employ of numerous communications tools and strategies, and designing a robust communications plan is a critical success factor. Consistency of the message is key. Whether it is you delivering the message, or another of your team
As those who follow my blog know well, I talk a lot about self-awareness is a critical part of personal and leadership development. Understanding what you stand for, and how you strive to align your behaviors and actions against that is an important part of how we bring all of us to the table, all
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” Benjamin Franklin “You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.” Winston Churchill “Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain – and most fools do.” Benjamin Franklin “History will be kind to me for I intend
Trust: “Assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something” Confidence, Credence, faith, stock, acceptance, assurance, dependence Sure beats: distrust, mistrust, unbelief, doubt, dubiousness, skepticism, suspicion, disillusion Trust…build it, earn it