No, not suggesting divorce is a requirement of building a big organization. As early the Greeks, civilization ……. odd term when you think about it……how come the more ‘civilized‘ we become the more kids come home in body bags? Let me digress for a moment ….. My Dad was one of those kids, sort of. He was a Marine pilot, flew over 100 missions in a Cosair in WW2 off the USS Shangrila and was recalled...

Great question this week from a reader……’do you really shave on Sunday?’ RITUALS Rituals really serve 2 basic purposes. A ritual is, by definition, the manifestation of cultural belief ….the myths we collectively hold as having value that symbolize our beliefs.  Like Thanksgiving Dinner. On a personal level, they can make us feel secure…..our ‘tent-posts’ of our lives. It’s always...

RIDDLE Mary loved her friend Joan’s apricot jam and was thrilled when Joan gave her the recipe. Bought 4 pounds of apricots, prepped them and put them in a pan. Mixture started heating and she double checked Joan’s directions to make sure she had the time right. Ut-oh.  She forgot to put in the lemon juice.  She was supposed to put in 1/2 ounce for each 8 apricots. Her jam came out perfect. How did she know how exactly much...

With all the excerpts from speeches you’ve memorized and repeated over and over to yourself and your organization about persistence, I know I am on thin ice with you already…….but are you married to the RESULTS you are getting or are you somewhat open-minded? The speeches about determination, hanging in there, amazing achievement is the face of adversity are irrelevant…..If we think those pithy statements have...

The glut [ain't glut a great word?] of Leadership Articles, Self Help Books, Success Formulas……..Can anyone say ‘Yawn-fest’?  Hackneyed cliches or what?   Mercy. Most are poorly written, slothful rehashes of some else’s actual achievement.  Oh, and the ‘upsell’.   I pick this stuff up when I am having trouble sleeping.  Works every time.  In seconds. I can hear the screaming...