Category: Strategy
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Photo Friday- Mountain Wisdom
A couple weeks ago I section hiked 60 miles of the Appalachian Trail starting In North Georgia and ending in North Carolina. The hike was amazing but it was physically challenging. There were many significant climbs that really pushed my body. I was ready for it mentally. I have hiked here before and I am…
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Photo Friday- Solitude
We live in a very noisy world. We have been conditioned that the constant noise we experience everyday is normal. That we should just get used to it. Noise is action and progress. Noise is part of life. We have been indoctinated that noise is a good thing. But is it really? For me getting…
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Weak Leader?
Great companies have a common characteristic. They have strong leaders. But what is strong leadership? I think if you ask ten different persons you will get ten different answers! I think an obvious sign of a strong leader is they generally have a group of very dedicated followers who understand their role in the overall…
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This is what happens after the riots
That’s a picture of me sitting on the front porch of our very modest house on the west side of Detroit in 1964. This was a typical working class neighborhood of story and a half houses- autoworkers, policemen, construction workers, mechanics- a classic Detroit blue collar neighborhood. This was a vibrant time for Detroit. The…
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All In!
Are you a better employee if you put in super long hours and spend most of your waking moments at the office? Is this the best measure of your worth and your engagement? One of my mentors early in my career was always the first in the office in the morning and the last to…
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Do it Afraid
Fear is a funny thing. It has a way of freezing us up. Our natural instincts kick in and the result is that we will stop our movement and progress. We will overthink the situation. We will seek the comfortable route or outcome. We will avoid the fear and go around it. I am not…
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So You Want To Change The World?
I believe most of us are wired with a goal of doing something really big with our lives. Write a book. Get our name on a building. Develop something new. Make a mark on the world. Do something really big. Big goals are great. They stretch us. They make us see over the horizon. As…
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Give it Away!
One of the principles that I have learned as I have gained experience and wisdom is that the answer is often hidden or the opposite of logic. This realization has led me to second guess my observations and solutions and this has been very enlightening as I examine the issue from several angles and often…
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Lowest Common Denominator
Manage for your winners- don’t resort to designing your management systems for your bottom tier! If you were awake in sixth grade math you probably remember the concept of the lowest common denominator in order to work with fractions. The concept was to evaluate and manipulate the numbers to obtain the lowest common number in…
Leading by Serving 