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Simple Formula: Happiness = Success
There’s an idea that only victory can bring happiness. The Olympic athlete thinks that as soon as he wins Gold, that after all those years and …
The redemptive power of persistence
There are two kinds of “Whatever it takes” behavior. The first is the obsessive, fanatical kind. The guy who will fix bayonets and charge across …
Exclusivity or inclusivity
While reading a university website the other day, I came across a section which highlighted how much it likes “diversity and inclusivity”. First off, you’re proud of your very …
Think like Musk, act like Musk
An Introduction to the Elon Musk Collection Back in the 1960’s Andy Warhol became famous by taking Icons; film, pop, political, the likes of Marilyn …
Waiting for the stop sign to turn green
Have you ever been so tired that you stopped at a stop sign and waited for it to turn green? That doesn’t happen. Ever. Stop …
It’s not rocket science…
This was an illustration we did for a large hospital client, one that wanted to put “patient experience” at the heart of their company, making …
R-E-S-P-onsibility
Sometimes, a team member doesn’t hit their mark. Sometimes there’s two or three who aren’t getting it. But when you feel like you’re managing a bunch …
Hiring for culture
Culture isn’t taught or transmitted. It’s hired. The best teams are formed by the ASA model: attraction, selection, attrition. Basically, the theory says people are attracted …
It’s all about the narrative
They say everyone has a story. But more than that, everyone IS a story. By that I mean, we don’t see ourselves as these random …
The Golden Rule
From the Sermon on the Mount: “All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them.” Exactly. Makes …
Your time will come
Everybody reading this wants to make a difference. Of course we do. That’s been the human condition since Adam bit the apple. (And while we’re …
Its “user,” not “youser”
There’s that Henry Ford quote, where if you asked the people in a pre-car world what kind of transportation they wanted, they’d say faster horses. …
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