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In Memorium, Stephen R. Covey
Stephen R. Covey, Herald of Good Habits, Dies at 79 By DOUGLAS MARTIN As appeared in The New York Times, Tuesday, July 17, 2012 Stephen…
July 20, 2012
Opportunity Meetings
Results are obtained by exploiting opportunities, not by solving problems. “All one can hope to get by solving a problem is to restore normality. All…
July 3, 2012
How to Get Ahead in Business
These quotations are taken from a May 18, 2012, Wall Street Journal article by John Bussey, “How Women Can Get Ahead: Advice from Female CEOs,”…
June 21, 2012
Wantology
Wantology is a process for clarifying what we REALLY want rather than what we think we want. Most of us do not put a lot…
May 17, 2012
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
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
Hunt the Good Stuff
Want a simple secret to happiness? A sure-fire path to contentment? A way to bring a continuous smile to your lips? 1) At the END…
April 19, 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
Don’t Be a Knocker
Your mother had it right: “If you can’t find anything nice to say, then don’t say anything.” Sure, if someone is about drive off a…
April 5, 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
What Makes for the Good Life?
How happy are you? Ipsos, a Paris-based global market research company, asked 19,000 adults in 24 countries that question. 77% responded that they were happy…
March 13, 2012