Have you ever stopped to consider your strengths and weaknesses? If you answered “yes,” how far have you gone? Far enough to really understand what you’re wired for? Far enough to identify how the people around you are wired – your team members, family members, customers, you name it? Far enough to go back to 7th…
Find Strength in Weakness
Those of you who are familiar with my popular attributes concept will understand why I cheered for this video clip of David Roche, president of Hotels.com, as he shared his wisdom about tolerating a diversity of weaknesses within an organization. Great strengths are often balanced out by corresponding weaknesses. So a healthy company will maintain a culture that not only values a balance of…
Are You Blind to Your Biggest Source of Waste?
What’s your largest business operating cost? Materials? Salaries and benefits? We all know that when we reduce business costs, we can have a major impact on the future of our company, so we tend to be tuned into this question. In fact, you probably probably named your answer instantly. Now, pretend I’m your new financial VP, and…
Choosing Ryan
Like anyone, I have my political leanings. But more and more, I find myself formulating opinions about people, regardless of party lines. (I specialize in people issues, after all, and my fascination with such topics tends to permeate every aspect of my life.) In looking at recent political events through this lens, I find myself…
Olympic Losers Win Big, Like All Us Losers Do
By now, we all know the story: World Champion gymnast Jordyn Wieber was a heavy favorite to win the women’s individual all-around gold medal in this year’s Olympic games. But she didn’t win it. She didn’t even medal. Because she didn’t qualify to compete in the first place. That’s when I started watching. What a…
Welcome!
I learn at least as much from my clients as they learn from me. And again and again, lessons about new technology sit high on the list of great learnings. Now, we all know that there’s nothing “new” about blogging. But great things take time. So thanks to all of you who encouraged me to…
