Plumbline Media Group was priveleged to produce this "Video Book Trailer" for authors Dennis Trittin and Arlyn Laurence. Their inspiring book provides excellent and timely insights for parents who want to prepare their teens for a succesful transition to life in the adult world.
A friend was reviewing the budget for his company with an eye to minimizing expenses. And I agree that it is always good to review the budget with this mindset.
Along the way he asked me what I thought about his marketing expense (he is a friend, not a client, so he knew my answer would be objective...).
He pondered aloud, "Should I cut my marketing expense this year?" Here was my response: Henry Ford said it best:
“Behavior that gets rewarded, gets repeated.”
For anyone who lives in the Pacific Northwest there is only one dominant topic that has captured the center of conversations lately: the Seattle Seahawks trek to the Super Bowl and subsequent 43 - 8 rout of the Denver Broncos.
“Behavior that gets rewarded, gets repeated.”
For anyone who lives in the Pacific Northwest there is only one dominant topic that has captured the center of conversations lately: the Seattle Seahawks trek to the Super Bowl and subsequent 43 - 8 rout of the Denver Broncos.
In the past three installments of Leadership Notes I touched on a discussion with a friend who had sifted through the various qualities of Leadership and arrived at the personal conclusion that there are two qualities that matter the most for those who lead others: Passion and Commitment.
“Humility does not mean you think less of yourself. It means you think of yourself less.” - Ken Blanchard
"The difference between involvement and commitment is like ham and eggs. The chicken is involved; the pig is committed." - Martina Navratilova
Last week I touched on a discussion with a friend who had sifted through the various qualities of Leadership and arrived at the personal conclusion that there are two qualities that matter the most for those who lead others: Passion and Commitment.
“Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Recently I had a discussion with a friend who had sifted through the various qualities of Leadership and arrived at the personal conclusion that there are two qualities that matter the most: Passion and Commitment. While I have not reached the same conclusion (I think there are more than two qualities leaders need) it is nevertheless worth pondering each of these.
As we cross the threshold of a new year, it is a natural time to reflect on our goals and objectives. It is also an opportunity to implement new approaches or strategies in order to gain increased traction with our objectives. The challenge of course is to be objective and actually reset the gauges and take meaningful action in a new direction.
