Ramblings From a Glass Half Full
In our quest to become great leaders we take on a constant stream of internal battles. Each and every day we choose our sides and try to do the right things, with the objective of achieving something great. There are 10 confrontations in particular that can make or break us, and we need to consistently …
….is out there somewhere. You just need to find it. And in a land of over 100 million blogs, how is that possible? And besides, blog posts don’t change lives, right? Wrong. They can, and they have. I’m living proof of that. One day in June of 2006, I found my way to a blog written by Liz Strauss …
Brian Clark is a writer who loves to write about his craft, and it shows. His blog, Copyblogger, is one of the most popular sites on the Internet for writers and fellow bloggers of all stripes. The site has also been his launching pad for several other successful online ventures designed to …
This morning, as I was driving back from Starbucks with my morning latte, I had a vision of sorts. I had been thinking a lot about writing another post about Social Media, and wondered where I’d draw my inspiration. Then, it happened…….. A song came on the radio by the 70′s group Supertramp. And then …
This is my second post of observations from the World Business Forum in NYC. My first post , covering the 1st Day of the conference, tied all the presentations on Leadership into the theme of “sitting tall in the saddle”. This post continues the thread on Leadership, but from a slightly different direction. The 2nd Day …
I’m part of the “Blogger’s Hub” covering the World Business Forum in New York City, and focus during the morning sessions was on Leadership. Three well-known speakers, Bill George, Bill Conaty, and Patrick Lencioni, talked about Leadership in the context of crisis, performance, and effective team building. Their presentations were all very good in their own …
This week Starbucks launched its new instant coffee, “VIA”, to much fanfare. On two consecutive days, I was handed free samples of the product as I purchased my daily lattes. I tried both varieties of Colombian and Italian Roast, and they were surprisingly good. Just as good or better than my office’s “by the cup” pod …
Columnist Alina Tugend is tired of hearing about “finding our passion” in the workplace. She wonders if we are falling into a “trap of believing that our work, and indeed our lives, should always be fascinating and all consuming”. That’s the interesting theme of a piece she wrote this past Sunday in the New York …
We were on our way to Portland, Oregon for a vacation. The flight from Westchester County to Chicago was right on time, and so we had a chance to grab some lunch before our 3:30 flight. Of course, I had my trusty Blackberry with me, and amongst the vacationing and waiting for the next flight I …
Nearly everybody in the business world has a boss. So there are a lot of people out there trying to make great impressions and move up the ladder of success. But only so many succeed. Why do some make it look so easy, while others seem to never get over the hump? The truth is, it’s …
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