Are you cool?  Not temperature, mind you.  I am speaking of the revelation that you are young, invincible, in charge and beyond reproach.  I was cool once.  Of course the immediate response from the gallery filled with twenty-something’s may be “yeah, but that was the eighties.” Yep, it was.  There were leg warmers and word […]

I read once there is no absolute success or absolute failure, only varying degrees of both.  I am reminded of this when thinking about what happens when we make a bad call, a mistake.  I can recall…uh, a few.  Ask anyone who knows me.  Peoria, Fort Smith, St. Louis, Kansas City, Hoboken and Denver.  Yep, […]

Sometimes I forget.  Not too long mind you.  My son is in Afghanistan.  You do not have to agree or disagree with the conflict to embrace the fact that your child is in harm’s way.  Maybe a simple belief lies in a countries support to something meaningful so far away and that is enough.  I […]

Don’t ya just know?  Seriously, don’t ya just know when it happens?  Really, it is about that moment when you realize the “it” or “thing” is it or the thing.  It is when you know that that “it” or “thing” is ready to be managed.  Consider this.  You are a manager of a team of […]

I have a plan.  Want to hear it?  Want to see it? Many times we are engaged in some grand “thing”, some great play in the world of managing Skippy, Todd and Mary.  The idea behind the plan is easy.  Either we get it or not – that is easy.  The particulars and specifics of […]

When I think of this, I am drawn to something with a processor or engine or something that is mechanical.  A computer can become obsolete, as can a plane or car or some type of TV.  Obsolescence is essentially when something, while still working, has become less than desirable.  Typically this is due to something […]

Wow, two posts in one day.  Someone today reminded me of my belief structure, my philosophical compass, my gut.  It struck me and energized me to be me for the first time in about a month or so! I was reminded, while trying to contemplate what the heck this business does or looks like in […]

As I have stated previously, one of my peers said that in business, you are first, best or different.  Lately, I have been challenged by this concept.  I am looking at how to grow and differentiate my business.  There are so many trainers out there, despite my abhorrence of the word “training”; as well as […]

What happens when you meet someone?  What is the process of getting to know one another?  Sometimes you find yourself saying the same things or sharing the exact same beliefs.  I had that kind of call this morning.  You are just in sync and it is very cool.  Other times, you just feel the awkwardness […]