Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: Now.” – Denis Waitley
A thought for the new year…
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Leadership
The road to entrepreneurship?
There are any number of ways one can become an entrepreneur, and there are many ways to earn success as an entrepreneur. While there may truly be no “one best way” to get there, my belief, based on advice from entrepreneurs I admire and my own journey, is that there is a preferred path to […]
How Jeff Bezos got so rich (and how you can, too!)
Congratulations to Jeff Bezos. Turns out he recently surpassed Bill Gates as the world’s richest person. Mr. Bezos became the world’s richest person as the founder of Amazon.com. Amazon, of course, started out as an “online bookstore” and has now evolved into the world’s largest retailer. That was accomplished by setting a grand vision, working […]
Downsizing often costs more than it saves (way more!)
What a crazy, uncertain time we live in. I realize that just about any generation could say that, but you’ve gotta admit, things are pretty nuts right now and without getting even the least bit political here, we’re venturing into some uncharted waters this election year. Uncertainty always plays havoc with the stock market and […]
Find a space, send a message…
If there is an opportunity to get in front of an audience, you can bet marketers will find it. The picture to the left illustrates one such example. The good folks at Coca Cola determined that those concrete poles that serve as safety/security barriers to the entrance to such places as Wal-Mart were not being […]
Behind every great leader is a great…leader?
In addition to holding records for coaching the most wins in UCLA basketball history, John Wooden authored several superb books on leadership and how to succeed while staying focused on what is most important in life. Wooden often recalled the wisdom of his former college coach, Piggy Lambert. Once, when Lambert was asked by the […]
Nordstrom’s threw the book away?
I‘m a huge fan of using guiding principles. In fact, I often suggest trying to replace formal strategic plans with a good set of memorable, actionable guiding principles wherever possible. You can find more on that HERE if you’re interested. The idea of forgoing formal strategic plans for a handful of guiding principles may sound […]
Krugman was wrong?
Oh no, you may be thinking. Krugman was wrong? Say it ain’t so! Not Krugman! To be honest, I had never heard of Paul Krugman until I ran across this little tidbit on a Motley Fool Podcast. Paul Krugman is an economist who, in 1996, said that by 2005 or so the economic impact of […]
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