Are you suggesting that coconuts migrate? How do you know she is a witch? On second thoughts, let’s not go there. It is a silly place. Where’d you get the coconuts? Oh! Come and see the violence inherent in the system! Help, help, I’m being repressed!
Occasionally the desire for verisimilitude leads the artist in extreme directions: because the Irish maid in the “Amber” project was diagnosed with hysterical blindness, Häussler blindfolded herself to create some of the objects in the installation.
Good salespeople, and leaders, know that when meeting with customers, it is all about listening. When we dominate the conversation, we learn little from our customers. And, with that very valuable time that we have to spend with our customers, it is all about learning their needs. But there are questions and there are questions.
That important first meeting That important first introduction Developing the relationship Those early moments of first impressions matter so much; and yet I see all too often how people struggle with the decorum of meeting people. All too often they become familiar too fast. For me it is simple. If you are going to err,
My friend KC Tolliver, CEO of Summit Resource Imports, told me a story about how he started his business. In college he had started a small business selling branded baseball caps; coming out of college he wanted to build a business. He targeted a few importers and aimed to become a supplier for them. One
There is no doubt – an effective organization must have clear lines of accountability. People must know what they are accountable for, and key priorities need owners. Shared accountability often leads to confusion, and that leads to delays or worse. But we don’t work in the ideal organization. Lines of accountability are not always clear.
Adversity is an opportunity for greatness Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work Thomas Edison Not knowing when the dawn will come I open every door Emily Dickinson A man must make his opportunity, as oft as find it Francis Bacon When written in chinese, the
All too often we find ourselves at a crossroads, with the task of having to make a hard decision. It is “Go/no go” We view it as Black or white Do we Go this way or that way? What horse do we bet on? Decision-making is like that. As leaders we are skilled at making
I was speaking to a class of Executive MBA students. The approach I took was to give them a “career walk” of my career from my days as a Management Trainee at APL to running my own company now. At each point of my career walk, I gave perspectives of key lessons learned and key
I saw a great Youtube video by The Employee Engagement Group on Employee Engagement. It defines Employee Engagement as being about mutual commitment between the Company and the employee. That is a great definition. When both the employee and the company are committed to each other’s success and satisfaction, then “discretionary effort” is unleashed –