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Category Archives: Personal Development
Boss-ing versus Leading
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Balancing focus, deep competence, and diversity
This post is nothing more than a pointer to an excellent article by Michael Simmons entitled, “People Who Have “Too Many Interests” Are More Likely To Be Successful According To Research.” Click over there now and read it. It’s a … Continue reading
Servant Leadership – a Prime Minister cleans up his own spilled coffee
The Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, sets the highest examples to leaders everywhere. The people there will never, NEVER, forget this. THIS is servant leadership.
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Teaching/Learning Paradox
We advance in our individual lives and, as a species by learning. If we didn’t learn we’d still be in caves. For the most successful and happy people, learning is a pleasure. I can’t get enough of whatever brain chemical … Continue reading
Tesla manufacturers mobile computers
On May 23, Consumer Reports declined to recommend the Tesla Model 3 due to higher-than-ideal stopping distance. Seven (7) (!) days later Tesla released a software update that reduced stopping distance which, in turn, provoked Consumer Reports to issue a … Continue reading
Turning employees into stark raving fans
A simple idea with difficult implementation. Making your employees stark-raving fans. The issue? Leadership shortcomings. The value of turning employees into fans can’t be better expressed than in this blog post from Tony Robbins: ARE YOU TREATING YOUR EMPLOYEES LIKE … Continue reading
Hiring smart people
This… “It doesn’t make sense to hire smart people and then tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.” – Steve Jobs
The importance of integrity
Most of what we do in life and business is done without legal or contractual cover. In this wild majority of situations you are trading with your integrity. Your integrity and the effect it has on your overall reputation is … Continue reading
To the amazing Virginia State Trooper I met today
On the way home from the office today I stopped off at the AutoZone on Plank Road in Fredericksburg. When I walked in, a Virginia State Trooper was checking out at the cash register. He had what appeared to be … Continue reading
Civics competency
Minimum competency. In some cases we spend a LOT of time ensuring that people and organizations are qualified to do something. Doctors, lawyers, even Master Gardeners have long and rigorous training regimens before we, as a society, decide they are … Continue reading
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