Leadership
Professional Success and Job Satisfaction
Can they coexist? Some thoughts on a ‘way.’ “The path that one person follows is not the correct path for any other person. Each of us must walk his own…
Read MoreHelping Others Offers a Path to Help Ourselves
“A little consideration, a little thought for others, makes all the difference.” — Winnie the Pooh The past Tuesday, October 10th, was Mental Health Awareness Day. What a week we…
Read MoreWhat’s Next?
Planning for the future is both Debilitating and Important We’re hardwired biologically to regularly think, “What’s next?” Regardless of whether the most recent experience was enjoyable, decent, or awful. A…
Read MoreIn Life, Problems Are a Feature…Not a Bug
“The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem.” — Theodore Isaac Rubin From time to time we…
Read MoreStanding Out as a CFO
Going beyond the conventional wisdom. Approach the job differently. “The person who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The person who walks alone is likely…
Read MoreExpectations vs. Reality
Balancing Striving with Acceptance “..for there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so..” – Hamlet, Act II, Scene II The Reality: We Plan and…
Read MoreNow or Later?
Should I Maximize Current Enjoyment or Optimize for the Future? The Paradox of Abundance — Having to Choose All the Time We live in a world with abundance. What people…
Read MoreRethinking the Meaning of Success
Moving from ‘What We Have’ to ‘Who We Are’ and ‘How We Feel’ “He is a wise man who does not grieve for things which he has not, but rejoices…
Read MoreSelling to the CFO
Convince them that New Initiatives are worth the risk and better than the status quo. “The biggest risk in the world is not taking any risk. In a world that…
Read MoreLessons from Vacation: Control, both an Illusion and really Important
A definition of ‘Control’: “the power to influence or direct people’s behavior or the course of events.” I really value being in control. Or at least the feeling of having…
Read MoreIt’s Hard Work to Keep Learning
“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.” — Henry…
Read MoreThe Visionary, the Doer, and the Strategist
The optimal mix of leadership skills in building a successful company. “omne trium perfectum” —Latin saying translated as “Everything that comes in threes is perfect.” (This post was inspired by…
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