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Repeatability: Staying True to Your Core
“Repeatability” is both the theme and the title of a new book by Chris Zook and James Allen, consultants with Bain & Company. Great companies…
May 10, 2012
Fuerte en la Cabeza
Fuerte en la cabeza means strong in the head, mental toughness. Mental toughness is many things, including the ability to stay cool, calm, and collected…
May 8, 2012
Pre-Fail
It is a lot easier to talk the talk than walk the walk. This is especially true when it comes to quality, excellence, and crisp…
May 3, 2012
Workafrolics
The best achievers in life are NOT workaholics, they are “workafrolics.” They enjoy what they do, they are invigorated by it, and enthralled by the…
April 12, 2012
The Reverse Peter Principle: Doing More, Managing Less
The Peter Principle (Dr. Laurence J. Peter’s and Raymond Hull’s 1969 book, “The Peter Principle: Why Things Always Go Wrong”), states that excellent doers are…
April 3, 2012
Why Smart People Do Dumb Things: Good Intentions Gone Awry
Systems theory states that organizations are systems of connected and interdependent groups, none of which can be understood in isolation from each other. Unfortunately, individuals…
March 29, 2012
10 Secrets to a Stress-Resistant Life…Plus a Bonus
#1 Re-Interpret Any Negative Experiences: There is nothing but that thinking does not make it so. There is a silver lining to every cloud, a…
March 20, 2012
The Myth of Hard Work
It is a cornerstone of the American Way that if an individual works hard he or she will be successful. It’s true, yet it is…
March 6, 2012
Ten Rules For Happiness (Two at a Time)
Happiness is a habit, a by-product of right thinking and living. You are receiving this series of blog postings 2 rules at a time. Enjoy…
February 9, 2012
“Until we can manage time, we can manage nothing else.” — Peter F. Drucker; 1909–2005
Peter Drucker was one of the 20th century’s most highly-regarded experts on business. He was an influential thinker and writer on management theory and practice.…
February 2, 2012
The Tyranny of Low Expectations
Low expectations are one of the most subtle yet devastatingly effective forms of sabotage we can do to others and ourselves. Low expectations often masquerade…
January 31, 2012