A few weeks ago, I drove through an older neighborhood where enormous oak trees stretched over the streets, their branches meeting overhead to create a canopy of shade. The trees were magnificent. They had clearly been there for decades, standing...
Why Profitable Businesses Still Lack Options There was a business owner in his early sixties who had spent decades building his company. Long hours.Sacrifices.Relentless commitment. He had missed birthdays.Worked weekends.Reinvested profits when others would have taken them. And it had...
January often feels like standing at the starting line of a marathon. You can see the course, and you know the finish line is out there—but you only get there one mile at a time, and the first decision is...
“Whenever you see a man on top of a mountain, you can be sure he didn’t fall there.” These words, attributed to Adolph Rupp, a legendary basketball coach at the University of Kentucky, offer profound insight into the nature of...
Warren Bennis wrote the following about leaders: Where there are leaders, work is stimulating, challenging, fascinating, and fun. An essential ingredient in organizational leadership is pulling rather than pushing people toward a goal. A “pull” style of influence attracts and...
“Most of us say we want to work for a [great] company…. Let’s say you score the interview and land the job—congrats. But once you’re there, you’ll see that you don’t actually work for the company; you work for your...
