When times are stressful, it’s more difficult to be effective and skillful in our interactions with others. Here are some thoughts that could help. Decide how you want to respond, and then respond accordingly. Before you respond, take a breath. Your response will be better. If you find yourself responding......
Restaurants aren’t open as much as they used to be because they cannot hire enough people to do the work. Simply put, there are too few people who want to take the orders; cook the food; deliver food to the tables; clear the tables; and wash the dishes. Sure, it’s......
When you tell the truth and someone reacts negatively, their negativity is a surrogate for significance. When you withhold the truth because someone will react negatively, you do everyone a disservice. When you know what to do, let someone else do it. When you’re absolutely sure what to do, maybe......
By definition, the approach that made you successful will become less successful over time and, eventually, will run out of gas. This fundamental is not about you or your approach, rather it’s about the nature of competition and evolution. There’s an energy that causes everything to change, grow and improve......
The pandemic has taken much from us, but we’re still here. We have each other, and that’s something we can be thankful for. But going forward, what will you do? Will you worry about making the right choice, or will you be thankful you have a choice? Or maybe both?......
If you are happy with what you have, others have no power over you. If you don’t want more, you call the shots. If you have nothing to prove, no one can manipulate you. If you have enough, the lure of more cannot pull you off the path of what......
If you want to get innovation right, focus on novelty. Novelty is the difference between how things are today and how they might be tomorrow. And that comparison calibrates tomorrow’s idea within the context of how things are today. And that makes all the difference. When you can define how......
When there’s nothing left in your tank, what do you do? When it’s difficult for you to keep your head above water, what do you do? When you see people who need help, do you spend your energy to help them or do you preserve your energy for yourself? If......
Your core business, the long-standing business that has made you what you are, is both your greatest strength and your greatest weakness. The Core generates the revenue, but it also starves fledgling businesses so they never make it off the ground. There’s a certainty with the Core because it builds......
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