One of my pet peeves is how easily some people dismiss the success of others. They’ll look at a highly successful person in some career or who has had an amazing life and they’ll say something like, “Well, it was easy for him … or … She sure lucked out.” Baloney! (I could say something else but it wouldn’t be …
Success and Attitude Insight: Most people don’t fail. They just give up.
In the movie, A League of Their Own, we’re told the story of the first professional women’s baseball league. The outstanding athletes in this league endured hardships and even ridicule as they traveled across the country from one baseball field to the next. At one point in the story, one of the league’s star players is about to quit the …
Trust: The 4 Keys
An elderly company owner called all the young executives in his company together and said, “It is time for me to step down and choose the next CEO. I have decided to choose one of you.” The owner continued. “I am going to give each one of you a special seed. I want you to plant the seed, water it, …
Relationship Management: The Fourth Pillar Of Emotional Intelligence
“Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, ‘Where have I gone wrong?’ Then a voice says to me, ‘This is going to take more than one night.’” Charlie Brown, from the cartoon strip “Peanuts” If you come from the old school of business, if you take a traditional view of leadership and work relationships, it’s got to be …