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Years ago, the Bible said: “A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.” In today’s language, we might say “His word is as a good as gold.” or “If she says it, you can take it to the bank.” In my simple way of putting it, do people trust you? Do your coworkers, your …
Team leaders, front-line supervisors, managers, leaders, even parents are never energy-neutral. They’re either giving energy to the people around them or sapping it from them. The same truth applies to all your relationships … even the relationships you have with your friends, family members and coworkers. You’re always making things better or worse. You are never a neutral force. That …
The great historian H.G. Wells used to complain about people he called “the goodness-sakers.” These are the people who stand around all day saying, “For goodness-sake, why doesn’t somebody do something?” I was somewhat guilty of saying that in the past … complaining about something instead of doing something about it. And one such issue was the problem of poverty …
Some years ago, Steve Martin starred in the movie Sgt. Bilko and made a remark I’ll never forget. He said, “All I’ve ever wanted was an honest week’s pay for an honest day’s work.” It was one of those statements that was incredibly funny and horrendously sad at the same time. And yet, that came awfully close to describing how so many employees …
