Suffering in Silence
An important lesson learned from a dream about being aware of those around you.
Tag: Center for Leadership Excellence
Principle based leadership
A good leader sees the principles that lie at the heart of every issue and instructs on those principles as they’re naturally encountered. Learning…
Four reasons why hope breeds success
An article about the pricelessly propelling power of hope. Hope brings dreams to reality. Hope makes the impossible possible.
How to reconcile hope with failure
Optimism and disappointment are not antithetical. They co-exist in perfect harmony. In truth, the relationship between hope and disappointment is symb…
Lessons from the Apple iPhone 2.0
We all market ourselves. Consider ways that you might change your message or your approach. Pick a few things that matter the most, and make them more…
To teach or not to teach
You never know when the lives of those who hear you will be divinely aligned in just the right way to prepare them for what you have to say.
Do you measure yourself?
Do you measure yourself? All day today I’ve been wallowing in spreadsheets, crunching numbers, and measuring progress. The process of measurement is an incredibly powerful…
Gravity’s Lesson on influence (watch your environment)
Gravity’s lesson on influence (watch your environment) Yesterday’s experience at the car dealership caused me to reflect on a principle I’ve often taught and thought…
Cycle Time – the power of frequency
Cycle Time – the power of frequency In software development, there’s a term called “cycle time,” or the amount of time between one event and…
Arthur C. Clarke, an example of packaging
Arthur C. Clarke, an example of packaging Today Arthur C. Clarke passed away. For those of you who may not recognize the name, he was…
The power of packaging
The power of packaging There’s an old saying “form follows function,” and I disagree with it. Basically it’s saying that the value of any given…
Being Persuasive
Being Persuasive Persuasiveness pervades almost every aspect of our life. Either you’re being persuaded or you’re trying to be persuasive yourself. Whether it’s in a…
Standing out from the crowd
Standing out from the crowd Let’s face it; we live in a world of “mass.” Mass marketing, mass communication, massive options, massive competition… everywhere we…
Entropy – the most persistent of adversaries
Entropy – the most persistent of adversaries Entropy. It’s a concept that describes the natural deterioration of order. It’s a process of degeneration that begins…
