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There’s a story about when Donald Rumsfeld was the Secretary of Defense under George W Bush. Apparently, Mr. Rumsfeld was supposed to do a press […]
When there is that difficult thing in front of us that we don’t want to do, it is easy to come up with lots of […]
I would play cards often with my grandfather. When I would pause during the game to try and decide if I should take the safe […]
Meetings are often the bane of existence for a leader. “We do nothing in a meeting, we could have done all of this in an […]
Albert Einstein was once asked for his telephone number. He looked it up in the directory said it to the person that asked. “You don’t […]
It’s a throw-back kind of day. A quote from Andrew Jackson and a song from Johnny Horton. I wouldn’t say that I agree with Andrew […]
One of the most difficult parts of my job is having difficult conversations with employees about correcting their bad behavior. There is always the temptation […]
We spend so much time trying to avoid pain. But so much good comes after the pain. Our bodies get stronger through pain. We work […]
Chuck Yeager is the most famous test pilot of all time. To say he was fearless is almost an understatement. He was a fighter pilot […]
Becoming a lifelong learner is a decision to put pressure on yourself. When you finish school, there are no more tests, there are no more […]
Perfection seems like a ridiculous pursuit. It cannot be caught. But it makes for a wonderful target. Some people would see the pursuit of perfection […]
In life it is easy to focus on the wrong thing. With school, we often focus on what we get for a grade not what […]
I think the secret of life can be boiled down to priorities. When we do things in the proper order, they tend to work out. […]
Pursuing success is actually pretty easy. Putting success in the proper place in your life and relationships is far more difficult. We often have a […]
I love this quote from JP Morgan. He was a fascinating man and was crucial in staving off the Financial Panic of 1907. I doubt […]
We all hope to not make mistakes. But often the only way to success is through a pathway of mistakes. There are dozens of analogies […]
My Jewish friend, Marty, will often tell me “Don’t let the truth get in the way of a good story”. There is a story of […]
Trust is such an interesting thing. It takes so long to build up and can vanish in a second. As a leader, building trust with […]
What we accomplish doesn’t happen by chance. It is the result of intentionally working on it. Just saying we want something significant to happen isn’t […]
I have somehow developed this weird thing. I am comfortable being uncomfortable. I put myself in so many situations and experiences that are just terrible, […]
Details matter. Our indifference or ineptitude to details can have catastrophic consequences. Famously, the band Van Halen had a strange little clause hidden in their […]
We often harshly judge the second version of something: the movie that comes out after a good book, a son that follows his father in […]
It’s easy to make business more complicated that it needs to be. As we add employees, services, markets, and all sorts of other aspects to […]
Leaders will often look and see the flaws within their team and decide that is going to keep them from success. But when we believe […]
My father loved riding horses. He raised countless horses throughout my childhood. He was hired to break dozens of horses – maybe more – throughout […]
In western culture we tend to be really bad at asking for help. We see it as a sign of weakness. This kind of hubris […]
We are told in many ways to “quit talking and get to work”. Obviously, Walt Disney felt like action was important and talking can delay […]
We desire the simple. We crave the easy. But all good things come with hard work. The old Jewish proverb implies to have good crops […]
A foundation of relationships – albeit personal, professional, close, acquaintance or whatever – is understanding each other’s expectations. In business this is particularly important. Especially […]
Communication Resources began in early 2004. I had about a decade of experience in the technology installation industry and I was ready to give running […]