A true professional is not defined by the job he or she does, but how he or she does the job. When I first met Fred the postman (the real-life Fred Shea who I wrote about in my book The Fred Factor), I realized that he made delivering the mail both art and science; Fred…
DetailsSeasons Greetings from Sanborn & Associates. We wish you the merriest Christmas or happiest holiday tradition that you celebrate. May your New Year be filled with happiness, health and prosperity! Amazingly Accurate Predictions for 2012This is the time of year when many make predictions about the future. I’ve been thinking about what is ahead for…
DetailsPhilip of Macdonia, the father of Alexander the Great, said, “An army of deer led by a lion is more to be feared than an army of lions led by a dear.” That may be true, but I’ve come to believe that Philip missed the bigger point: An army of lions led by a lion…
DetailsCherry Crest Adventure Farm uses The Fred Factor to train staff and bring customers back again and again. Here’s how they do it.
DetailsThis week, the 2011 Nobel Prize for Peace was conferred on two women who changed the world around them for the better without ever having the benefit of a title. They both grew up in very modest circumstances in societies that don’t traditionally allow women to have important titles or positions of power. They didn’t…
DetailsDoing good things for others is good business. Here’s an example from Cafe Press.
DetailsThis post is compliments of OnlineMBA.com. For many who reach the top echelons of business, retirement is a time to enjoy the spoils of a life well lived and years of hard work and perseverance. Others, however, take a different approach. For every businessman anticipating retirement, there’s also one who dreams of working until old age,…
DetailsSpeakers Roundtable colleague Peter Legge shares insights into leadership secrets of the Salvation Army.
DetailsUse discipline to make your dreams come true. Read this guest blog by Rory Vaden and download a free chapter of his upcoming book Take the Stairs.
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