Tag: principles

Efficient… Or Effective?

A few thousand years ago, a powerful and wealthy young man made the observation to the effect that... as iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. He knew that…
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Big Business vs. Small Business… Part I

After wrapping up a conference call on the subject of business leadership and values, I received two questions which I'd like to answer here. To paraphrase: 1) Why do I…
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Relationship Basics… Part II

Okay... so if great relationships are the secret to a satisfying and meaningful life... and if successful long term relationships are fueled by common values... where do we begin? We…
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Value Vs. Values… Part 2

A decade ago, 'Corporate Mission Statements' were all the rage. Much thought, countless hours and tens of thousands... wait, hundreds of thousands... no, HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS were spent…
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How’s Your Vision…? Part I

Effective small business leadership requires us to do many things consistently. Toward the top of every good leader's list will be the creation of the organizational vision(s) for specific areas…
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Some Things Never Change… Part V.

...get up go to work drive home get up go to work drive home get up go to work drive home get up go to work drive home get up…
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Some Things Never Change… Part IV.

No matter how good we are; how talented or intelligent or creative we may be... the truth will soon come out that there is only so much we can do…
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Some Things Never Change…Part III.

So... Joe was going to be the next superstar; a real player. Or maybe her name was Mary. Incredible resume, impeccably dressed... and personable. Oh my... was she personable; what…
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Some Things Never Change…Part II.

Earlier, I wrote how twenty-four words scrawled on small piece of paper in 1986 changed the direction of my professional life. Three little sentences that you can read here. Such…
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Some Things Never Change…

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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