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Flip thinking and groups
Human nature pushes most of us to let someone who wants to do more than their share do just that. That’s why 20% of the people produce...

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Apr 2, 20121 min read


April First and Employee Trust
The same is true in organizations as best I can tell. How many stories have you heard or participated in where lack of trust was the main...

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Apr 1, 20122 min read
Face First Made My Day
Ever been exhausted for a good reason. Spent the day dealing with people issues. Started with counselling a student over career options...

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Mar 29, 20122 min read


Feedback and Continuous Improvement
http://todaysleanmanufacturing.com/tlm-005-guest-interview-with-rick-miller-discussing-continuous-improvement-lean-and-kaizen/ Boy, was...

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Mar 27, 20121 min read


Spare Change? Absolutely Not
Everyone gives lip service to wanting to change. Yet most people display attitudes similar to real estate zoning law. NIMBY is the...

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Mar 26, 20122 min read
What do You Expect?
Every basketball player at this level just as pros on the PGA tour has talent and goes into games expecting to win. They practice drills...

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Mar 25, 20121 min read


My best birthday gift
After a busy morning of prayer groups and meeting to connect programs to businesses, I noticed our cleaning lady walking by with a weird...

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Mar 22, 20122 min read


Becoming Patient Zero
Yet having a keen interest in leadership and motivation, I wonder about spreading to without what is not first spread within....

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Mar 21, 20122 min read


Find something good to say about everyone. Everyone
Benjamin Franklin was our first great diplomat. He was renowned for his ability to converse and relate with friends and adversaries...

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Mar 18, 20123 min read


Free Agency and Job Security
The Ready to Work(“RTW”) program was designed to insure Alabama workers were “ready to work” when they started at the new high-tech...

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Mar 15, 20122 min read


Connecting
Ever hear someone described as, “He/She’s got connections”? This statement usually implied the person has more connections than ability....

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Mar 12, 20123 min read


Remarkable Confluence on Leadership
Driving home last night John Maxwell in his latest Success Magazine CD interview explained how his real joy comes from bringing out the...

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Mar 10, 20122 min read


Optimistic Blind Spots
For all its wonderful attributes, optimism has its risks. Whether its running a business or a 10k, you need more than just fuel to...

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Feb 28, 20122 min read


The Lifetime Value of a Mentor
In my entrepreneurship course tonight we focused on the lifetime value of a customer. Lots of lightbulbs went off and even managers of...

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Feb 27, 20122 min read


The Future Ain’t What It Used To Be
So why is worrying about the future such a big industry when the answer has been there for thousands of years? Before I forget, Eddie...

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Feb 26, 20122 min read


What Was I Thinking?
Having moved past the half way point of life, I find this statement refreshing. Now that I understand how the universe gives us what we...

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Feb 21, 20122 min read


Playing your way onto the bus
I also noticed that everyone’s true colors came out in a game of Mexican dominos. Some people love to win as long as they see a way to...

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Feb 21, 20122 min read
Why Blog Daily?
During the market plan discussion in our entrepreneurship class, Calvin asked me, “Why do you blog daily?” Good question and I sought of...

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Feb 17, 20122 min read


A Sweetheart of a Entreprenuer Story
In this era of people complaining of unemployment benefits running out after two plus years, it is a joy to see that entrepreneurism is...

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Feb 14, 20122 min read
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