The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity. ~ Francis Maitland Balfour What are we […]
There is a time and a place for emotion. I have had clients of late share their experiences where emotions, either their own or their partners, colleagues or suppliers, have clouded their judgment and their ability to conduct business in the most effective way. A few thoughts on this: Sure, we are human beings and we […]
Ok, I’ll admit it, I love American Idol. This year’s season has been strange. The talent is amazing, and yet to think that Pia Toscano would be voted off is simply shocking. I have always loved Michael Jackson’s rendition of “Man in the Mirror” and this past weeks performance by Jacob Lusk was fabulous. As […]
How many times have we been a part of a team or the leader of a team, where behaviors are disruptive to the success of the team? These behaviors can be anything from classic passive aggressive behavior to constant interruptions by a certain person when in meetings to someone always being late. This can be super frustrating and discouraging. […]
In a letter to her husband, John Adams, Abigail Adams said: “We have too many high sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them.” I imagine we have all been there at one time or another: when folks say much, yet do not live in integrity with their words and actions. It can be […]
A lot has been written about the use of silence in selling, negotiating, and in all sorts of business scenarios. There is a good reason for that! There comes a point in almost any sales pitch or negotiation when the other person should be talking AND there comes a point when no one should be […]
Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is to live everything. Live the questions ~ Rainer Maria Rilke What questions are […]
I heard an interesting interview a few weeks ago with, of all people: Simon Cowell. I actually have a strange respect for Simon Cowell. He says what we all secretly want to say, he says it with candor and direct honesty, and he never apologizes for his opinion. Whatever your opinions of him are, one […]
As leaders we find ourselves facing hard decisions on a regular basis. The most difficult ones are seldom black and white. These are the decisions that force us to choose between competing values. It is not easy or clear cut. Often these decisions are not clearly ‘good’ or ‘bad,’ instead they become the lesser of evils where neither […]
I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. ~ Christopher Reeves What is being revealed to you by how you are meeting your obstacles? From where does your strength come? Where to you envision yourself to be at the end of 2011? […]