This is the time to do a little self-evaluation. Be honest with yourself. Chances are, there are areas in which you need improvement. If you answered “no” to any of the questions above, you have some work to do. Walking the talk is not easy. As long as you are aware that your actions will
Let’s face it, life is not always easy, and for some people, depression very often takes over. We get depressed when we are discouraged or disappointed in ourselves or our lives. We start to feel as though we can’t live up to the expectations of others . . . or even our own expectations. We
This is the time of year when we need to be grateful for what we have. We have been so spoiled for so long. Some of us get upset if we don’t find under the tree that Anne Kline watch we wanted, a Ralph Lauren blazer, or a Mercedes to drive. “It’s just not fair. Other people
Too often we get locked into one way of doing things. So, the team’s attitude is, “If things are working, why change them?” of “If it ain’t broke, why fix it?” When the methods you use to find new ways of doing things are routine and unchanging, your team members get bored and switch off.
When things are going well, there is often the mistaken belief that things should be left as they are. Innovative organizations, however, must remain alert to what their competitors are doing and for possible threats in the marketplace. Neglecting to do this would be comparable to playing Russian roulette! Leadership guru, Peter Drucker, so aptly
With the economy like it is and the world in chaos, most of us could use a little luck. Some people are just born lucky. Others make their own luck. Lucky people are usually the ones who expect something good to happen and who are open to possibilities. When the world gives them lemons, they
Failure is the most important step you can take if you want to be a success. When we succeed at anything, it is usually after we have failed at doing it a different way. If you have never failed, it probably means that you have never tried… that you haven’t put out any effort. What
Have you ever wondered why certain other people seem to be so confident, charismatic, personable and successful? They seem to receive an inordinate share of attention, approval and love. Some of them are beautiful, some are not; some are easy going, some are not. You may even wonder what the secret is that they have.
What better time than now to ponder the words of George Bernard Shaw when he said, “The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want and if they can’t find them, make them.” While having lunch with my friend this week, she was complaining
Charles Kettering, former head of General Motors, once said, “My interest lies in the future, because I am going to spend the rest of my life there.” That’s where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives as well. We are living in times of tremendous change. We must look forward
