Talk and news shows are following the obvious trail left by Eliot Spitzer and bringing escorts, madams and pimps on their shows to teach us all we don’t need to know about their criminal activities. You don’t need to search it out; these appearances are turning up everywhere. What I find disconcerting is the rock…
DetailsWe sometimes think of remarkable performances as grandiose events, but sometimes the little things are remarkable. A friend is coming by my office later this week to pick something up. He emailed me to find out what he could bring as a surprise treat for my assistant Martiza. He wanted to show up with something that…
DetailsEliot Spitzer saturates the news with his scandal and resignation as governor of New York. Why did he do it? I haven’t a clue. Anything I or anyone else suggests is at best informed speculation. There might be something to be learned from his own explanation but I doubt it. It would be interesting but…
DetailsStan Garfield has an excellent knowledge management blog here. He included my book You Don’t Need a Title to be a Leader in an excellent list of leadership books you can find on his blog as well.
It is getting hard to listen to the political candidates and their promises. Any time any candidate of any party promises to give you something new, ask one simple question: Where will the money come from? The answer: he who receiveth will also giveth. Funding for programs is a reallocation of existing funding (money is…
DetailsAs I’m waiting for a flight here in San Diego, CNN is playing in the background. Much of the news is saturated with presidential candidates. I wasn’t really watching or listening until a clip of Hillary Clinton started playing. It was lengthy and, so help me, she yelled every sentence. It is very off-putting for…
DetailsWe often eat at the On the Border near our home. It is kid friendly, we like the food and I particularly like the margaritas. We often receive excellent service but the other night the service was remarkable. I liked Drew as soon as he came to the table. Most wait staff introduce themselves, but when…
DetailsBrett Favre’s retirement has captured our attention because in an age of high profile athletes who often feel no responsibility for the example they set, Favre was a stand-up guy. He was concerned about the example he set, and he set an outstanding one. One of his comments to the media was most telling. He…
DetailsOrison Swett Marden was one of the earliest and most prolific writers on success and what would become the self-help genre. In his book Pushing to the Front (Volume 1) published in 1911 he wrote: “Don’t wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great.”
DetailsThe weather here in the Denver area was extraordinary this past Saturday. Temperatures set a record high of 74 degrees. Within 12 hours the temperature was 28 degrees with snow not only coming down but blowing sideways due to high winds. Today, Monday, the sun is back and the snow is melting. The wild and…
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