Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth. ~ Benjamin Disraeli As we move into the weekend again, I encourage you to turn your mind away from work and toward those in your life you deeply care about. As executives, we may believe we have to show a … Continue reading For Renewal: Never Apologize For Showing Feeling
On Leadership: The Wisdom of Nelson Mandela
With the passing of Nelson Mandela, my thoughts turn to the impact his life had on South Africa, the world, and on me. When I worked as an International Area Sales Manager for Megadyne Medical Products I was responsible for business development in South Africa. Because of this responsibility I was privileged to travel … Continue reading On Leadership: The Wisdom of Nelson Mandela
On Leadership: Character is Power
Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. ~ Abraham Lincoln Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. ~ Helen … Continue reading On Leadership: Character is Power
On Success: Hang Around
A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer. ~ Bruce Lee Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. ~ John F. Kennedy I recently read an article by Rich Karlgaard in Forbes about Tara VanDerveer. Last month Ms. VanDerveer began her 29th … Continue reading On Success: Hang Around
On Leadership: The Power of a Story
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. ~ Hannah Arendt Storytelling is a very old human skill that gives us an evolutionary advantage. If you can tell young people how you kill an emu, acted out in song or dance, or that Uncle George was eaten by a croc over … Continue reading On Leadership: The Power of a Story
Snoopy on Success: Draw Every Day
If you want to be a cartoonist, draw every day. ~ Charles M. Schulz I grew up in the 70s and loved watching the annual Peanuts specials on prime-time TV. This past Thanksgiving my eleven year-old daughter asked my mother-in-law if she could borrow her video copy of A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. I smiled … Continue reading Snoopy on Success: Draw Every Day
For Sunday: Live the Way You Pray
As I was reading through my notes and references for my Sunday post, I came across the following poem by Whitney Montgomery. See if it pierces you to the heart as it did me. Revelation I knelt to pray when day was done. And prayed, "O Lord, bless everyone; Lift from each saddened heart … Continue reading For Sunday: Live the Way You Pray
