Third grade. The second we learned about the five-paragraph essay, our academic writing improved, but our business writing suffered. When we started writing in the first and second grades, we got right to the point. “My name is Charlie.” “I like to play sports.” “The dog is fast.” When we learned how to write [...]
“Whatever you hold in your mind on a consistent basis is exactly what you will experience in your life.” – Tony Robbins We have heard “them” say hundreds of times that participating in youth and college athletics prepares us for careers in business. Growing up, intuitively I understood that the lessons of teamwork, leadership, and [...]
Head turners. We all know a few—those people who walk into the room and without even looking at them, you know they are there. What is it that makes them so special? What is it that causes people to glance their way or crowd around them? The simplest explanation: these people have PRESENCE. SEE [...]
Power is good. Greed is bad. A quote that Henry Kissinger states it best “Power is not the ultimate aphrodisiac.” Every human being since the dawn of time has craved power. Granted, the amount of power the billions of people have craved is all different. We have all craved to have the power to [...]
Almost everyone could improve his or her success with a stronger understanding of and commitment to networking. From at least college, we have heard about the three most important things of getting ahead in the business world: network, network, network. While the delivery of this advice is quite humorous the first time one hears [...]
We have heard “them” say hundreds of times that participating in youth and college athletics prepares us for careers in business. Growing up, intuitively I understood that the lessons of teamwork, leadership, and community I learned from sports would translate into my professional life, and it continues to become more apparent. Through our work [...]
High performing individuals, from business leaders to professional athletes, are different from the rest of the world. There are three very common criteria that define high performers and their edge: High performers achieve their goals and beat their expectations High performers outperform their peer group High performers are consistent in their performance level From our [...]
My first week in the professional world was exactly 25 years ago this month, July 1991. I joined the technology giant Electronic Data Systems, EDS, a Fortune 100 company founded and led by Ross Perot. I signed up for the 3-year Systems Engineering Development, SED, program which was a 3-phase training program known for [...]
The terms “leadership” and “management” are often used to describe the same thing. “The project manager is the leader of the team.” This may be true, but just because Joe is the project manager does not necessarily make him a leader. Not to mention, what makes a leader and a coach different? Is a [...]
Recently, I faced a challenging experience during a board meeting for an organization. We were all passionate about the organization. There was a decision to be made and a difference of opinions. A fellow board member and I advocated our positions. I went first. Once the floor was my colleague’s, she became my opponent. [...]
