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Don’t Push: It Rarely Lasts
I was on Community Walks the other day with a Senior Team Member when we observed some glaring oversights. Committed and ever responsive, they vowed…
July 9, 2020
Are you a Pleaser or a Leader?
Pleasing people is NOT the same as leading people. We all want to be liked, we all want affirmation. Effective leaders need to be able…
July 7, 2020
Three Philosophical Pillars of the Collier Companies
While there really is no bright dividing line between the “Three Philosophical Pillars” and in truth they tend to blend and flow into each other,…
June 11, 2020
Junzi or Xiaoren: Which are you calling forth?
Junzi and xiaoren are two concepts from Confucianism and refer to two types of leaders. A junzi is one who puts the people first, speaks…
May 5, 2020
The Hard Thing a Leader Does Better Than Most
In hard times, in times of unusual risk or even potential danger, when things are in flux, when uncertainty lies all around, people desperately need…
April 30, 2020
Living from the Heart
Over a quarter of a century ago, a lovely little book was written carrying a kind and gentle message in parable form. While it was…
April 28, 2020
Summum Bonum
Summum bonum is a Latin phrase meaning “the highest good” and represents a concept introduced by the Roman philosopher Cicero. While some philosophies associate the…
March 31, 2020
Embrace Your Role As a Beacon
Every action teaches the belief system that motivated it. Like it or not, we are all role models, we are on show 24/7. Every day,…
February 11, 2020
Questions for the Chair – Part 5
Periodically NSC holds lunches with Collier Company Team Members who send in questions. The following are drawn from those events. 1. Sir, I see all…
December 12, 2019
70:20:10
70:20:10 is a straightforward formula created in the 1980’s to describe the sources of successful learning experiences. 70:20:10 represents the ratio of knowledge obtained from…
December 3, 2019
Mentor’s Reply to Young Entrepreneur’s Questions (#22)
Hello Mr. Collier, I hope everything is going well for you. When you get some time can you please answer the below questions? Thank you!…
November 27, 2019