It all hinged on choices. If one had not chosen to rise before dawn … if another had not chosen to commit to training … if still another had not chosen to execute the severest of punishments … … it’s possible we would not live in the United States of America. Are you taking your daily decisions just as seriously …
Choices: a Civil War battle and the battles we face with every decision
It all hinged on choices. If one had not chosen to rise before dawn … if another had not chosen to commit to training … if still another had not chosen to execute the severest of punishments … … it’s possible we would not live in the United States of America. Are you taking your daily decisions just as seriously …
Toyota explains how to never jump to a conclusion again
Toyota has been synonymous with quality for decades. Part of the secret is the company’s distinct way of operating, which has been a gift to companies and managers worldwide. Perhaps you know one of those gifts: kaizen. Do you know about genchi genbutsu? It has kept Toyota’s quality high … and it will prevent you from ever jumping to a …
Does your pursuit of excellence have a purpose?
The warriors in the Iliad … Pa in the Little House stories … and you and me. We all want to improve and excel. But why? There are good ways to answer that question–and some incredibly destructive ones as well. Questions? Comments? Ideas for future episodes … or interview subjects? Email Mike and Mark.
Terrifying tales of leadership fails
In honor of our first Halloween episode, enjoy these TRUE stories of leaders we have seen who made mistakes … and paid the price. … Questions? Comments? Ideas for future episodes … or interview subjects? Email Mike and Mark.
Managers, you are not measuring what matters
Most teams and individuals have goals. Tracking progress on those is the easy part. What are you doing to measure and focus on the activities that lead to the goal? Questions? Comments? Ideas for future episodes … or interview subjects? Email Mike and Mark. Listen here … subscribe on Spotify, Amazon or Apple … or watch below the text.
Can you delegate to your busiest team members?
If you are a lone wolf with no direct reports, the last episode revealed how you can “delegate” some of your less important tasks so you can focus on your priorities. But what if you DO have a team … and that team is too busy to receive more tasks delegated from you? There is an answer, and it is …
For God’s sake, don’t follow your heart
“Don’t give people advice. They just might take it.” I heard this advice (there’s some irony) and immediately thought of some terrible advice we often give in our era: “Follow your heart.” There are variations on this advice. Follow your bliss … you do you … you’ve got to be true to yourself. … The theme seems to be that, …
“Run your race”
He was a little overweight. The rest of the middle-school runners had passed him by. He was mumbling an apology to us cross country spectators as he labored past us–something about why he got a late start. I yelled back encouragement: “Just keep going!” The older, wiser dad standing next to me didn’t yell at all. He calmly, firmly put …
The devil’s playground
Idleness is the enemy of the soul. Therefore, the brothers should have specified periods for manual labor as well as for prayerful reading. We believe that the times for both may be arranged as follows. … With these sentences St. Benedict begins chapter 48 of his influential Rules. I’ll spare you the history lesson except to say that his short …