To some extent, we all care about how we look on the outside. We want to look good to other people. And fortunes are spent to achieve that very goal. Take, for example, the British company that developed a product called “Spray-On Mud” so city dwellers can give their expensive 4 x 4 vehicles the appearance of having been off-road …
Are You Responsible?
Cowardice asks, “Is it safe?” Expediency asks, “Is it politic?” Vanity asks, “Is it popular?” But conscience asks, “Is it right?” What Dr. Alan Zimmerman Has To Say About This: Long before the days of computers and long before such programs as PhotoShop, people would, “The camera never lies.” And people would tend to believe that “What you see is …
Holding Your Team Accountable To High Standards
“Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself.”Henry Ward Beecher Every leader seems to want more “accountability … ownership … and … taking responsibility” in his/her organization. And I don’t blame them. We can no longer afford to keep employees on the payroll who aren’t somewhat self-motivated and self-managing. Unfortunately, most leaders …
Stop Making Excuses and Get Determined
Excuses are like noses. We all got one, and they all smell. A while ago, at one of my seminars, an audience member asked why some people succeed while others fail. Then she gave several examples of unlikely people succeeding and unlikely people failing. She, herself, was one of the unlikely people who had succeeded in life. She was one …