Are You a Game Changer?
It could be said that Michael Jordan changed the game of basketball. Steve Jobs changed the game of cell phones. There are many more examples of game changers, like the Wright Brothers or Thomas Edison. In the case of the Wright Brothers, they pursued a goal in the face of being ridiculed by the masses. […]
Small Businesses Are No Longer the Super Heroes of the US Economy
From Presidents of the US to guru consultants, we hear the chants. It has been repeated ad nauseam that small businesses are the most important enterprises for the US economy. However, when you look at research from the National Centre for the Middle Market at Ohio State University, you see a very different picture of […]
NYSE CEO Duncan Niederaurer Delivers Keynote at The Board of Veteran CEOs Breakfast Forum
Do You Know Your Transferable Skills?
The skills and competencies to produce extraordinary results are rarely acquired. Why? Most of the explanations given for outstanding performers revolve around luck or genetics. Therefore, very few people have a way to impart a method for reproducing extraordinary. However, sometimes when people are faced with devastating odds against them, somehow they accomplish results that […]
Steve Jobs’ Quote on Dogma
“Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking.” – Steve Jobs Despite controversy, Steve Jobs was a legend. And without question, he was a living example of what happens when you don’t get trapped by dogma. Contrary to corporate America requirements, he was CEO of a Fortune […]
What Really Stands in the Way of Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling?
In a nation where it is stated ‘all men are created equal’, it would seem impossible to have glass ceilings. Yet, every year there are articles and workshops designed to help women and minorities breakthrough this insurmountable threshold. Since I would be considered a minority, I have a license to speak openly about this topic. […]
George Lucas’ philosophy on high achievement
“You can’t do it if you can’t imagine it.” – George Lucas Before you have a conversation with yourself about why that quote is Pollyanna, ask yourself a question: what do you spend time imagining? If you imagine this quote is a lie, you will be right. From where you stand, it will be virtually […]
Do You Think What You are Thinking Is Thinking?
In a society that craves instant results and fantastic quarterly earnings, taking action is more important than thinking. As long as you are doing something, the belief is there will be great results. This philosophy has become so pervasive that even the CEO is expected to function similarly. Except, without sufficient time to think clearly […]
How Do You Handle Tough Conversations?
For those of us who aspire to be managers, we long for the glory days when projects are successfully completed. It is our way to demonstrate that we can produce results through others. At the same time, at some point, every manager will face the situation that may be uncomfortable. It can happen when our […]
How Did You Get Where You Are?
If we look at our lives, we each live in a world of our own. Our world consists of friends, family, work, recreation, etc. And that is where we are. The roadmap we used to arrive at our current destination can never be found in the places we frequent or with the people we know. […]