“Even those who fancy themselves the most progressive will fight against other kinds of progress, for each of us is convinced that our way is the best way.” –Louis L’Amour Amazon’s 2017 acquisition of Whole Foods raised eyebrows among business…
“Heroes are never perfect, but they’re brave, they’re authentic, they’re courageous, determined, discreet, and they’ve got grit.” -Wade Davis Quantum physics is freakishly difficult to understand. The particles that make up an atom don’t behave based on the set of…
“When your heart speaks, take good notes.” -Judith Campbell Taking meeting notes is probably as Business 101 as it gets. Yes, I take notes during meetings … let’s skip this chapter. Not so fast grasshopper. Yeah, you take notes, but are…
“The secret to success is good leadership, and good leadership is all about making the lives of your team members or workers better.” –Tony Dungy I once heard of a business leader who was fond of saying he was constantly…
“A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something.” –Frank Capra Intuitive thought is given a bad rap in a data-driven world. We can’t take our peers through a spreadsheet quantifying “that gut feeling” we have about a particular decision…
“The best revenge is massive success.” –Frank Sinatra CNBC’s co-host of The Deed, Sean Conlon, has a “typical” rags-to-riches story. The Irish immigrant worked a five dollar-an-hour janitorial job while breaking into the highly competitive Chicago real-estate market. Working one-hundred-hour…
“If you live like no one else, later, you can live like no one else.” –Dave Ramsey Tim Gurner, a luxury property developer in Melbourne, Australia, made headlines in 2017 by suggesting young people who consistently spent their money on…
“A higher rate of urgency does not imply ever-present panic, anxiety, or fear. It means a state in which complacency is virtually absent.”–John Kotter Military analogies, anecdotes, and terminology prodigiously worm their way into business texts. Rarely do these loosely…
“Good is the enemy of great.” – Jim Collins New, better, faster, stronger, and exciting are words that are usually coupled with innovation. We want to positively impact our world by showing everyone a spectacular idea that no one else…
“You are remembered for the rules you break.” –Douglas MacArthur A few years back, Robert Fulghum’s book All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten was all the rage. Fulghum’s text does remind us that simple actions like…