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i screwed up

Michael | January 8, 2012 | 0 Comments

i wounded someone with inappropriate and hurtful words. words that had been clamoring to be heard since almost the first moment the guy across the table had started to speak.

Innovation that makes money and changes the world

Michael | November 1, 2011 | 0 Comments

The following is so good and warms the heart of a business coach that I had to share it with you. It is from an email recently written by the CEO of Trifecta Communications to his overworked and under-compensated team who are in the messy startup mode of a new venture. Imagine what [...]

Why? makes a difference

Michael | November 1, 2011 | 0 Comments

Why? Makes a Difference
A tremendous amount of energy is spent on finding and implementing the best ways to create environments in which the people we hire can be most productive.
Most of the time we hire or promote someone with a general feel-good discussion of why we chose them to do a particular job. Sometimes [...]

relentless execution

Michael | November 1, 2011 | 0 Comments

relentless execution
what most of us get caught up in is being busy.
we take pride in having a full schedule.
but all that indicates is that someone else may want to look busy too.
it doesn’t mean that anything meaningful gets done.
getting something meaningful done.
it means doing something that has a purpose. an end goal.
assuming you are getting [...]

Choose One

Michael | October 5, 2011 | 0 Comments

A meeting should be held for only one of three reasons…

what a mess

Michael | September 29, 2011 | 0 Comments

Eight really bright, passionate people in a room. For the third time.

Leadership is a way of life

Michael | September 12, 2011 | 0 Comments

What follows are the often delightful and consistently insightful responses to a previous post that asked you to respond to “leadership is not a task, it’s a way of being.”

Leadership is not an occasional task – it’s a way of being. Respond.

Michael | September 2, 2011 | 0 Comments

a way of being

like nic

Michael | August 23, 2011 | 0 Comments

i can see my 60th year on the horizon and you might think that all the people that i want to emulate have gone before me. not all. i want the “i-can” that nick has. I want to take what i have been given and make a treasure out of it.

Attractive

Michael | July 21, 2011 | 0 Comments

What makes her attractive is how her soul works.