Effective relationships through trust

Thursday August 13, 2009 #146 “Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.”  ~Theodore Roosevelt The key to effective relationships in business and at home is trust.  Without trust, no matter how brilliant you are, how convincing...

Leading a life worth following

Thursday August 6, 2009 #144 “If the whole world followed you, would you be pleased with where you took it?”   ~Neale D. Walsch Last JAM, we completed the “5 Life Lessons” series by Geir Ove Knutsen.  I hope you enjoyed them and that they caused you to pause and ask...

The power of our emotions

Thursday May 14 2009 #120 “Emotions are like gasoline – they can both be dangerous and destructive, but extremely powerful when controlled or harnessed properly.  We can take advantage of this emotional energy under our control to help us become more productive, if we...

Tools for talented people

Tuesday May 12, 2009 #119 “Take away my people, but leave my factories, and soon grass will grow on the factory floors. Take away my factories, but leave my people, and soon we will have a new and better factory.” ~Andrew Carnegie As leaders, we often think we can...

Visible Leadership

Thursday March 19, 2009 #105 “If I had to select one quality, one personal characteristic that I regard as being most highly correlated with success, whatever the field, I would pick the trait of persistence. Determination.  The will to endure to the end, to get...

Leading with Passion and Kindness

Tuesday January 27 2009 #90 “Never let your persistence and passion turn into stubbornness and ignorance.”  ~Anthony J. D’Angelo Passion and persistence are admirable qualities present in most people who succeed and who we admire.  However, these...