Some thoughts for Thanksgiving that relate to the biz of you: Have no mean hours, but be grateful for every hour, and accept what it brings. Henry David Thoreau, Journals The chief requirement of the good life . . . is to live without any image of yourself. Iris Murdoch, The Bell Very little is… Read More
Letting Go
It’s interesting how in business it costs more money to retain aging equipment and systems. As an example, if you have some capital equipment purchased years ago with the depreciation long gone there comes a point when you have to pay to get rid of it. The loss of performance over time also costs the… Read More
Why delay?
“Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection.“ –Mark Twain If only some of our leaders could embrace this, our companies and social institutions would be better off. I know countless examples of leaders, managers or peers who want to “get it right” or “make sure they’ve looked at the options.” Wanting to make things better,… Read More
Ode to the Bus
Being thrown under the bus only separates you from us. Being thrown under the bus undermines our focus and trust. Why oh why do we try so hard to set things right? Why oh why should we put up the good fight? Being thrown under the bus only separates you from us. Being thrown under… Read More
Changing Culture Relies on Us
Culture emerges from our behavior and feedback into our decision reinforcing our actions. To change culture we have to decide to be different and act accordingly. As culture reinforces our previous behaviors, we need a sense of rebellion. Over time the culture will respond in kind or alienate the behavior. Others may follow creating a subculture… Read More
Entitlement Crap
NOTE: For those who know me, this may not have the typical energy of topics that get me riled. I’m aiming at a very large audience and my cursing has been removed. I’m not one to rant, but I saw something this week that irks me to no end. What’s worse is I’ve heard it… Read More
What should we expect of the world around us?
My wife made an excellent observation the other day. She told me the books we’ve been reading recently while gathering ideas for my Biz of You series of books over the last couple years seem to have a similar underlying theme. (list of books below) Our stress, problems and difficulties with life are an inside… Read More
Contracting Yourself
As we mentioned in a previous post, if we don’t use perks at work for our own benefit our jobs will use perks to help us work more and more to their benefit. If we are not careful perks at works can turn us into slaves without our awareness of it. Think about the perks… Read More
Learning to Manage Ourselves
My son had one of those evenings parents just want to let die and fade into the forgetton past. He was tired, unfocused and generally difficult at the end of the day. We tried being stern as well as soft-spoken and understanding. Nothing seemed to work. He was upset, five years old and determined to… Read More
CAUTION: Perks for Work
Perks for Work Work perks can turn us in to slaves if we are not careful. An excellent article was shared with me by a good friend of mine from work. The article at CNBC is entitled: Don’t be fooled by these so-called work perks. (click on the linked title to read it) To entice… Read More
Business of You 