In the Company of Friends, the Key to Business Success
I attribute a great deal of my business success to the fact that I started my company in Dallas. In Dallas I have always been in the company of friends, where the lines between business and friendship are blurred. I’ve lived in places where you don’t talk business with your friends; it’s taboo. It’s hard to start a […]
How Focused is Your Feedback?
In a world with so much stimulus and in our businesses that require we pay attention to so many different things, the ability to focus the attention for those we lead is critical. They cannot read our minds. They need to know what we want them to see in order to see it.
To Teach and To Learn
One of the things that leaves me feeling grateful about about the work I get to do is that I learn as much from my participants as they do from me. Dr. Carol Dweck, in her book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, beautifully reminds us how critical cultivating a love of learning is to our success […]
Is Your Philosophy Stuck in Your Head?
One’s philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes. In the long run, we shape our lives and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And, the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility. – Eleanor Roosevelt There’s quite a lot of talk these […]
