I write often of leaders I've encountered in my journey. A great many of them were ones I met in the business world - some from my formative years well before that. This one speaks to a leader I've known ALL of my life. Truth be told, a...
I occasionally get to step out of my "day job" - and do a little give back as regards helping professionals in their career journey. To be fair - career counseling isn't my primary gig anymore- even though I wrote a book on how to build...
He had on a white dress shirt and a bright red vest and his demeanor matched the color scheme. The old man jauntily floated around the concierge room of the hotel like he owned the place. What a character, I thought to myself. It was mid-morning...
Men wanted for hazardous journey. Low wages, bitter cold, long hours of complete darkness. Safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in event of success. It's a story that has become almost mythical - the advertisement that adventurer Sir Ernest Shackleton placed in the London newspaper The...
I attended a webcast that spoke to strategy recently. It was informative - there was healthy discussion - and a number of enlightened professionals weighed in. I'm pretty sure nothing will happen after for most of the participants though - even though I suspect everyone, to some...
“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door,” he used to say. “You step into the Road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there is no telling where you might be swept off to.” -Frodo quoting Bilbo, The Fellowship of the Ring I heard...
I subscribe to The 1440 Principle. Its tenets are pretty simple. All of us have three unique resources at our disposal: Our time Out talent Our passion Two of the resources are renewable. One isn’t – and that’s our time. I’ll get 1,440 minutes today....
I had a conversation recently with someone contemplating a new job – and we touched base on everything from the company prospectus to the projected earnings to the “street’s” prediction for future growth. It was a great discussion – but we almost managed to miss on...
Somewhere today a valued company employee, identified by senior leadership as a “coming star” will voluntarily walk away. Disenchanted – disengaged – disenfranchised. In another organization, a series of new hires – ideally prized in the interview process – will fail to make the grade. They...
I came up with a new word to add to my vocabulary last night. It was after watching a mind-numbing interview on television. I won’t offer specifics. We live in a polarized world – and whether it’s our government, business, or the local PTA it sometimes seems...