The truth about horses (or how to motivate your team)
6 March 2018You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink… A horse or a person – no difference: If the horse isn’t thirsty or doesn’t trust you, it’s not... Read more >
No one is perfect
5 March 2018No one is perfect. We each try to be the best we can be – though we frequently fall short of the expectations of others, and even ourselves. Its tempting to judge... Read more >
Leadership starts with self acceptance
2 March 2018The first step in the leadership journey is self acceptance. From it, leaders may be created as leaders are made not born, but without it leadership will be claimed with no merit.... Read more >
New
1 March 2018“Original. Without past use or knowledge. Fresh”. We buy because advertisers understand our desires for happiness and novelty: New car. New holiday destination. New relationship. The two are sold as a pair:... Read more >
Mastery
28 February 2018A person who achieves Mastery has surpassed success. Roger Federer has Mastery. He has just ranked number one. Again. At age 36. The oldest person to rate this high. Look at any... Read more >
Feedback
27 February 2018Its what we offer others by our actions and words and others thoughtfully (or thoughtlessly) offer us. Feedback is instrumental in helping us craft a better life for ourselves and others. Its... Read more >
Imitation
26 February 2018A step in innovation that cuts out time. Find a product or service that is worthy of emulation. Strip it to bare bones and find out “why”, as in why it attracts... Read more >
Thought for the weekend
23 February 2018“Leadership is a psychodrama in which a brilliant, lonely person must gain control of himself or herself as a precondition for controlling others. Such an expectation of leadership contrasts sharply with the... Read more >
Sprint
22 February 2018The time the adrenaline is flowing, the goal is to push harder than ever before, and results abound. Its not forever, but regular short, sharp intervals produce results. We see it used... Read more >
Living on the now
21 February 2018Look around you. Right now. This moment. You are here because of decisions you have made in the past. The clothes you’re wearing. The jobs you’ve had. The way you have... Read more >