Tag: ideas

Is This Place Safe…? Part III

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There's an old saying that "it's lonely at the top". And yes, I have met some lonely leaders over the years... but it was of their own choosing. It's only…
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Is This Place Safe…? Part II

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Awhile back, I spoke with a small business leader who was struggling. I asked him how many ideas he had coming in from the field... from his staff, as well…
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Is This Place Safe…? Part I

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"How's your safety record?" This could be a question you'd expect from a Worker's Compensation specialist... but it's not. It could be referring to the physical environment of your workplace...…
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Unlikely Competitors… Part III

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If you manufacture computer screens... or coffee cups, step ladders... or any other product from feather dusters to construction equipment... it's pretty easy to figure out where your main competition…
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What Are You Worried About…?

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So, I'm watching a wildcard game last night between Indianapolis and San Diego, and suddenly something catches my attention. Now, I don't have a dog in this fight... or in…
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Can We Talk…? Part III

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Okay... so what about this habit of not screening incoming calls, which I wrote about here and here. Remember, I learned this over twenty years ago from an incredible PR…
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Can We Talk…? Part II

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It was just another incoming call... one of tens of thousands I've received over the years.  Not knowing the caller, I simply picked up and as usual said, "Hi, this…
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Some Things Never Change…

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As a young man in 1986, I scrawled twenty-four words onto a folded piece of paper. Three short sentences... 'principles' if you will... that would greatly influence how I would…
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