Silence – Golden or Possibly Fools Gold
Monday Morning Musings Volume XXIV, Number 17 (Issue 1178) April 27, 2026 Silence – Golden or Possibly Fools Gold There are numerous reasons why some of us remain silent a good part of the time. In my case, combine an introverted personality with being raised in a “children should be seen, not heard” environment and my quiet, […]
An Investment Opportunity You Must Not Pass Up
Monday Morning Musings Volume XXIV, Number 16 (Issue 1167) April 20, 2026 An Investment Opportunity You Must Not Pass Up I do not know how you acquired your leadership skills, but for me it consisted of a long, drawn-our process best characterized as a three-legged race. The first leg, and the one that most people seem […]
“Defeat Is an Orphan…
Monday Morning Musings Volume XXIV, Number 14 (Issue 1165) April 6, 2026 Shifting the Perspective …while victory has a thousand fathers.” I would propose a leadership-oriented update to that maxim: “defeat has only one parent while victory has a thousand.” I have come to see at least two valuable truths within the original and my twist […]
Shifting the Perspective
Volume XXIV, Number 13 (Issue 1164) March 30, 2026 Shifting the Perspective Bear with me for a moment as I lead you through an exercise on perspective. If you will, take sixty seconds to follow these instructions. Take your right arm, index finger extended and raise it above your head toward the ceiling. Now, start rotating […]
“Meets Expectations”
Volume XXIV, Number 12 (Issue 1163) March 16, 2026 “Meets Expectations” Really? People routinely fail to live up to our expectations. Sometimes, it is their fault as they simply choose not to put in the effort. Other times the problem is the bar we set is too high. But much of the time the fault lies […]
“I Have Only Been an Instrument”
Volume XXIV, Number 11 (Issue 1162) March 16, 2026 “I Have Only Been an Instrument” Abraham Lincoln uttered those words in January 1865. At the time, he could not know that both his life and the Civil War would soon end. Lincoln, of course, was felled by an assassin’s bullet on April 14, 1865, while […]
Be Aware of the Perils of Tunnel Vision
Volume XXIV, Number 10 (Issue 1171) March 9, 2026 Be Aware of the Perils of Tunnel Vision How often do you find yourself falling into a pattern of tunnel vision? You know, the all-too-common phenomena of becoming so obsessed with a single path or solution that you can no longer consider an alternative. It happened to me […]
I Can Do It Myself!
Volume XXIV, Number 9 (Issue 1170) March 2, 2026 Have you witnessed a young child when they first assert some self-confidence and initial strides at independence with the all too familiar declaration, “I can do it myself!”? Invariably, those early attempts at DIY do not end well. But eventually, with guidance, living examples, and help from […]
Promises Made. Promises Kept?
Volume XXIV, Number 8 (Issue 1169) February 23, 2026 Promises Made. Promises Kept? What we do impacts others. Whether it is the care that goes into our work when we are one link in a chain or others are looking to us to make their customer experience better than expected, what we do and the care […]
Peanut Butter? Really?
Volume XXIV, Number 7 (Issue 1168) February 16, 2026 Peanut Butter? Really? I stumbled across an article on LinkedIn News last week – it was also addressed in a Korn Ferry publication in recent days – that talked about “peanut butter pay raises.” The peanut butter reference seemed strange, so I read on. As it turns […]