How a small act of kindness can go a long way

I see this person just about every morning. We do not know each other by name but we give our casual hellos and we each have our own regular morning routine. The other day, as I was getting ready to do my next ‘regular morning routine’, out of nowhere, he came over and gave me […]

One of the best pieces of counterintuitive advice I have ever received

I have started reading Robert Glazer’s Friday Forward blog and this week’s blog reminded me of the best counterintuitive advice I ever received. (I also share Robert’s blog below). About 25 years ago, when management / leadership style was all and purely about results, numbers, profit, working people hard and giving people a hard time […]

Less, but Better

Dieter Rams (born 20 May 1932 in Wiesbaden, Hessen) is a German industrial designer closely associated with the consumer products company Braun and the Functionalist school of industrial design. His unobtrusive approach and belief in “less but better” design generated a timelessness nature in his products and have influenced the design of many products, which […]

There is no ‘I’ in team … but there is an ‘I’ in win!

Michael Jordan, one of my three favorite basketball players of all time, and in his mid-50’s is still the benchmark for all professional basketball players, had said the quote above. When I first heard it, I really did not understand what he meant by it … did he really mean to say that it is […]

16 personal development goals that will make you happier

We all want to enhance the quality of our lives, become better people, achieve more, and overall be better rounded individuals. That’s why we set personal development goals. Below you’ll discover 16 personal development goals that will make you happier 1. Become More Confident. Your self-esteem, or your self-confidence, is basically what you think about yourself: […]

The Journey Begins

Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton