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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
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
How To Live Like a Genius
Genius is pretty heady stuff, seemingly far beyond the reach of ordinary mortals. So how dare I post a blog on “How to Live Like…
March 8, 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 21, 2012
Ten Rules For Happiness (Two at a Time)
Happiness is a habit, a by-product of right thinking and living. You’ll be receiving this series of blog postings 2 rules at a time. Enjoy…
February 16, 2012