CANDOR AND HONESTY, IN ALL DUE RESPECT A couple years into my professional career, a fellow work associate and good friend of mine humorously called me a maverick. Although it took me by surprise unaware of his reasoning, he got me thinking because I once read...
As a business leader, I enjoy communicating with individuals and groups. I'm always looking for ways to help keep people informed, aware of what's really [most] important and on the right path. Twenty-five years ago, I dedicated myself to discovering the hidden potential in people...
Out of Many, One E Pluribus Unum is Latin for "out of many, one" - an action of many uniting into one. E Pluribus Unum was the first motto of the United States. It is in reference to the fact that America was formed as one cohesive...
There's apparently still one sound strategy for winning in business and life that stands high above others. It is considered a failsafe principle, appropriately bears the name of a precious metal and it raises a standard by which real value is measured. It is called the Golden...
"A leader is best when people barely know he exists. Not so good when people obey and acclaim him. Worse when they despise him. But of a good leader who talks little when his work is done his aim fulfilled they will say: We did...
We Were Born to Provide To awake each day with the purpose of doing something greater than self -- in the best interest of others -- might be the most uncontainable source of joy on earth. It's the Golden Rule in action. It's an honor beyond...
Utilitarianism is defined as an ethical philosophy in which the happiness of the greatest number of people [in society] is considered the greatest good. Absence of pain is considered good if it leads to happiness and pain is bad if it leads to unhappiness. Some people...
Bob Briner, in his book, 'The Management Methods of Jesus' applied ancient wisdom to modern business. Jesus always addressed the here and now. He came to bear witness of the truth, set people free and invited everyone to freely partake in a glorious future that...
World history abounds with lessons in leadership. We have an abundance of causation evidence of the rise and fall of nations throughout the millenniums of recorded time on earth. We can read of great triumph and success and dismal error and failure. Every great societal...
THE PARABLE OF THE PRICELESS INGREDIENT In the city of Humility lived Sagacious the Wise Leader, and many people went to him for counsel, which he gave freely to all asking nothing in return. There came to him a young CEO who had spent much, but...