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“Culture Matters: How Values Shape Human Progress”
“Culture Matters: How Values Shape Human Progress,” is a collection of essays edited by Lawrence E. Harrison and Samuel P. Huntington. Its axiom is that…
August 5, 2008
“I intend to” vs “Immediate I have”: Empowerment and win-win performance agreements
Empowerment has been globally defined as “the process of increasing the capacity of individuals or groups to make choices and to transform those choices into…
August 4, 2008
A Plug For Contentment
I think of contentment as the stepsister of happiness. If happiness is the swan, contentment is the ugly duckling. Everyone is pursuing happiness. Happiness gets…
August 1, 2008
The Pros Make it Look Easy: On the importance of doing a great job AND looking great while you do it
Did you ever notice how Olympic gymnasts often smile at key moments as they execute those difficult maneuvers? I sincerely doubt that it is because…
July 21, 2008
Don’t Let the Other Side Rent Space in Your Head: Winning the Mental Game
I’ve been playing racquetball regularly for more than 30 years and over that time I’ve played a lot of people. One of my regulars is…
July 18, 2008
In Praise of Disappointment
The ability to handle disappointment is one of the more valuable life management skills. The capacity to take disappoint in stride and continue on toward…
July 14, 2008
Training Shamu: Lessons for Humans
Amy Sutherland has written a short, amusing book called “What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Love, and Marriage: Lessons for People From Animals and Their…
July 8, 2008
We see the world as we are. We see the world as we expect to see.
Our expectations, our outlook on life, our personal norms, powerfully impact the world we see. This theme of self-fulfilling prophecy is one I return to…
July 1, 2008
Expect the best; Inspect for what you expect.
You do not get what you expect, you get what you inspect. What gets measured gets done. What you choose to inspect also sends a…
June 30, 2008
If there is nothing to do, do nothing.
One wintery day almost a decade and half ago, I was walking along the frozen Charles River in Cambridge, Massachusetts, having a wide-ranging conversation with…
June 26, 2008
Rules: For the guidance of the wise
Thesis: Rules are for the guidance of the wise and the blind obedience of fools. Rules are funny things. You need them, but certain rules…
June 24, 2008