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It was a great holiday weekend, lot’s of good food and drink, visits from relatives, and the traditional Turkey Bowl football game. Our closest friends have five kids, we have four, add a few relatives and it’s a pretty big game. This year it was nine against nine. As an adult in these games you [...]
When you move from an individual contributor role into management position you are generally on your own in terms of figuring out how to be successful. Sure you might get an orientation, perhaps there is a managers hand book, and most definitely you will be put through the obligatory compliance training. But mostly you are [...]
The year before I went to high school I grew about six inches in height. I was destined to follow my brother’s footsteps and play football for Central Catholic. But when the August workouts started in the weight room, I ran into some serious pain. My right elbow felt like it was coming off at [...]
We often hear how important it is to be a leader. But here is evidence that without some courageous followers, you might just be a lone nut! Happy Friday! When you find a lone nut doing something great, have the guts to be the first person to stand up and join in.
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about how compensation plans can stunt your growth. One of the key points of the post was to highlight how subtle psychological issues related to salary compression prevent managers from making hiring decisions. You might say it creates a “bottleneck” in the hiring process. But when it comes to [...]
One of the single most important attributes necessary for success is your trust worthiness. You can be the best in your field, but if people don’t trust you, you will not get very far. If you are a leader of a business you need to gain the trust of your clients and employees. HR Professionals [...]
Check out this video clip. When I saw this Kayak.com commercial the other day I had a good laugh. Then it reminded me that it is not really that far from the truth. I am sure most of you work for companies where all of the leadership positions are filled with outstanding, intelligent, motivating, and [...]
For a little more than ten years I had the privilege of training in Tang Soo Do with my entire family. It was an experience that gave me a very specific set of personal goals that had nothing to do with my career, but were in 100% alignment with my wife and all four children. This [...]
In this video Dan Pink calls out one of the largest gaps between “what science knows and what business does,” that I have ever seen.
We often hear how important it is to be a leader. But here is evidence that without some courageous followers, you might just be a lone nut! Happy Friday! When you find a lone nut doing something great, have the guts to be the first person to stand up and join in.
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Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement by Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Jeff Cox, David Whitford
The Art of War: With Commentaries by James Clavell by Sun Tzu, Sun Zi, James Clavell(Editor), James Clavell(Editor), James Clavell(Commentaries by)
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss, Ray Porter(Read by)
American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900 by H. W. Brands
