I’m on the left coast this week … Los Angeles to be exact. It’s always a pleasure to make the trip west from my home state of Michigan to the much warmer climate and always intriguing culture of California. Every time I venture to this area, I learn something new and always meet very interesting…
Scanning cable news channels after midnight last night led me to believe that far too many people are willing to blame current business woes on poor economic conditions. In many cases that leads to a strategic plan of WAITING for things to get better on the economic front. Are you willing to chance that approach?…
As many of you may know, I’ve reviewed 200+ books in a variety of subject categories. I’ve always been an avid reader, but my increased travel schedule has made it more and more difficult during the past few years. However, due to the wonders of technology, we now have choices in which we can deal with…
Loyalty appears to be going the way of the dinosaur or the dial telephone. Think about it. Loyalty has changed drastically in so many areas of our lives. Loyalty from employer to employee and vice versa. Loyalty among family members. Loyalty to teams in most every sport. Loyalty to products, services, and brands. Loyalty to…
Again, I find myself in my prime time (midnight to 3 a.m.), working on a project. I have the TV on cable for background noise and can’t help but notice that every station is streaming the same constant negativity we’ve been exposed to for far too long now. They sound enthused to report on the…
We recently lost a genuine hero. The majority of you probably won’t recognize his name. He definitely doesn’t fit the usual depiction of what we consider a “hero” … but he more than fills the bill! His name was Ernie Harwell, and he was the longtime voice of the Detroit Tigers on radio and television….
Isn’t it odd how some things catch you totally off guard when you least expect them to? As many of my friends know, I work late into the night every night … that’s my most productive time. No phones, no visitors, quiet time to ponder and produce. I was doing just that last night when…
Again, it’s my most productive time of the day—after midnight. Tonight I’ve been researching an age-old topic which has been discussed and debated for centuries … TEAMWORK. So much has been written on this subject, and yet it continues to be an elusive reality for so many organizations. Management gurus and authors alike have encouraged…
There’s a funny thing about change. It never will. As is often the case, I find myself once again at my computer in the early hours of the morning. This time I’m researching material for an upcoming seminar. A portion of that day-long program will focus on the subject of change. This particular subject seems…