The Unwritten Rules of Best Buy’s Corporate Culture
In March of this year, Best Buy CEO, Brian Dunn, told 400 employees to say good-bye to their jobs and closed 50 stores. In April, Dunn said good-bye to Best Buy after an investigation by the board. He was having a relationship with a female employee, an act that was against company policy. Later, the […]
Killing Trust
“Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly, and they will show themselves great.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson Every organization needs trust. Without it, people can feel invalidated and become resentful. From a counterintuitive perspective, trust is always accompanied by mistrust. They come in pairs whether you like it or not. […]
Who’s The Most Important Person In Your Life?
Of Course, the first answer is you. You get one life and you own it. It’s your future. And you get to say what it will be. After you, who do you see as most important? If it is not your spouse or significant other, how do you expect to experience the joy and success […]
The Company You Keep
“The best mirror is a friend’s eye.” – Gaelic Proverb Everyone knows that your closest friend can tell you things about yourself that you may find difficult to see. True friends will be honest with you and tell you how some of your behavior harms your chances for success in love, family and business. However, there […]
It’s All In the Design
Innovation, like sports, has a design. You cannot just do anything and say you are doing well. That is contrary to Nike’s “Just Do It” commercials. In basketball, for example, you cannot just throw the ball in the air and say you scored, nor can you dribble anywhere and go down court. There are boundaries […]
Quoted: Churchill on Strategy
“However beautiful your strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.” – Winston Churchill Strategy is a means to an end. However, a strategy without a clear vision for what the end game is can lead you to an endless path of doing things that give you no satisfaction. That would be like running in […]
Is Wal-Mart Becoming Its Own Worst Enemy?
(Via FrumForum) There are allegations that the Mexican division of Wal-Mart gave bribes to Mexican government officials and other people connected with Wal-Mart de Mexico’s incredible ability to secure permits quickly. The whole story is so convoluted that is sounds like a mystery soap opera. In September 2005, a senior lawyer at Wal-Mart received an […]
Quoted: Einstein’s Fantasy
“When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come close to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing absolute knowledge.” – Albert Einstein While most people may imagine that Einstein was very scholarly and focused on studying concrete numbers and science, his quote sends a very […]
What’s Important To You?
In the mid ‘90s, one of my clients had a jar filled with candy. Inside of each candy wrapper, there was a saying. I chose one that asked, “If you lost everything you had, what would you have?” My response was “I would have everything. As long as I have myself, I have all that […]
What Language Do You Speak?
When I say language, my reference has nothing to do with English, Spanish or Chinese. I am asking you if you know if you speak the language of success or excuses. I am also asking you to consider the language you use when you are thinking, or speaking to yourself. I am asking, “What do […]