Transformation of inputs into outputs – this is the process by which the goals are obtained. I found the above line while poking around some system thinking pages on Wikipedia. This is a basic idea of not only systems thinking but also the process approach mentioned in a previous post. It’s also key to leadership.… Read More
What’s Worthy of Your Strife?
“What man actually needs is not a tensionless state but rather the striving and struggling for some goal worthy of him. What he needs is not the discharge of tension at any cost, but the call of a potential meaning waiting to be fulfilled by him.” -Viktor Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning What’s the goal… Read More
Process Approach
Enabling the next step by doing things now is using a process approach. This process starts with a recognition of what’s needed by ourselves or others in the future after we get done doing what we have to do. We follow through on the process approach when we take extra care now to enable the… Read More
Warm Work Relationships
What about work relationships? A friend from South Africa emailed me and asked me follow up on the recent post about “the warmth of our close relationships have more to do with our success than money or fame” After high school or college and prior to retirement we spend the majority of our lives interacting… Read More
Explore What Works
It is up to each of us to explore our lives by repeating the following: Observe with curiosity the activities around us and within without judgement while maintaining our connection to our environment. Orient ourselves to the possibilities presented to us that have the capability of bringing about what we truly want in a given… Read More
Seeing the Future
“If you’re too worried about the past, you can’t see the future.” Jordan Olson 18-Feb-16 My daughter Jordan reads my posts on occasion and even comments. She’s nine going on thirteen. Every now and again she comes to me with ideas about a post or some thought-provoking my interest. Just last night she asked if… Read More
Working the Conflict
Conflict arises in our lives in all kinds of ways. It may be at work, with our significant others, our kids or our own competing desires. No matter where we encounter conflict the biz of you benefits when you allow it to happen with the intent of learning from it. Conflict is not necessarily a… Read More
Out To Lunch
When was the last time you took yourself our for lunch? Not because no one else was available. Not because there was extra time in your schedule. Not because you needed to grab something on the go. Rather, when did you schedule time for yourself, go sit down, relax and enjoy some good food? It’s… Read More
Gathering Our Attention
Music is a wonderful way to gather our attention, focus and center ourselves. My wife and I sat down to relax with our cup of coffee after breakfast this last weekend and listened to some music as we usually do. This particular morning the kids didn’t interrupt us with nattering or idle talking. We were… Read More
Finding Our Serenity
How we respond, not react, to the issues presented to us determine how well we resolve it. Last week the doctor working with my daughter called my wife who was on travel for work. In the call she communicated our daughter has a tumor with hardly any more information. Rightly so, my wife called me… Read More
Business of You 