I saw an interview with Tim Cook, CEO of Apple. He talked about an assignment he had in business school to write down his plan for the next 25 years. In preparation for the interview, he looked at his plan: “Looking back the plan was reasonably accurate for the first 18-24 months after it was
Leadership “As much as you need a strong personality to build a business from scratch, you also must understand the art of delegation. I have to be good at helping people run the individual businesses, and I have to be willing to step back. The company must be set up so it can continue without
Continuing on yesterday’s post on Don Miguel Ruiz’ book, the Four Agreements, here is a short summary I poached from the internet (http://www.businessballs.com/thefouragreementsdonmiguelruiz.htm) the four agreements – don miguel ruiz’s code for life Here is how Don Miguel Ruiz summarises ‘The Four Agreements’: agreement 1 Be impeccable with your word – Speak with integrity. Say
I have been reading the book, The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. The book talks about 4 principles deriving from the ancient wisdom of the Toltecs who were known to be “people of knowledge” and dedicated themselves to maintaining traditional spiritual knowledge of their ancestry. The Four Agreements talk to several premises, including that
However you do it, take time out in your day to step back, relax, reflect and distance yourself from the daily tasks and pressures. Just 20 minutes before work in the morning, and another 20 minutes mid-day. Try it. You’ll be surprised at the energy and clarity that brings. I meditate in the morning and
What Makes for Effective Communication by Tania Fowler I posted the following question to my Linked In groups: In your opinion, what do you think are the essential ingredients to effective communication? Here are a smattering of the some 70-plus responses that came in, all interesting, thought-provoking, and on-point! I submitted all 78 responses to a
As leaders we have to come to terms with our non-negotiables. the ethics and values we stand for, the lines we won’t cross. These become part of the norms of our company. Our employees look to us for guidance, not only in what we say, but in what we do. they are always watching. All
“In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.” Paul McCartney “all I can do is be me, whoever that is.” Bob Dylan “Buy, buy, says the sign in the shop window; Why, why, says the junk in the yard.” Paul McCartney “A hero is someone who understands the responsibility
The Ask So often we come up with the idea, we develop the solution, we prepare to present it, to sell it. We walk into the meeting with the customer, or the investor, or the board member … and we present, we sell with energy and vigor. We are hungry to walk out of that meeting
In 1987, I was 25 years old, straight out of the management training program; I had moved to Atlanta as a warehouse supervisor. We were an 8-person branch office and our branch manager, Brian Black had moved back from Asia to run the branch. One day I mentioned to Brian that a client’s goods that