Any time you think for yourself, your boss finds some way of letting you know that’s not really what you were hired for. Your efforts are rewarded when you follow the rules, and criticized when you get a creative urge … Read More

Initiative’s reward is the work itself.Compliance works only for the reward. Initiative thinks, then acts.Compliance acts, then (maybe) thinks, then regrets. Initiative creates plans and actions as needed.Compliance copies the actions of others. Initiative seeks to empower others.Compliance uses resources … Read More

Andrew Carnegie expressed it very well when he said, “Take away my people, but leave my factories and soon grass will grow on the factory floors. Take away my factories, but leave my people and soon we will have a … Read More

There is ONLY one of you, and you have several to many employees. The question is how best to leverage your time, attention, and efforts. When you design your business culture to support people thinking for themselves, you harness forces … Read More

Do you invest in making better systems, or do you invest in making better people? Which one has the best ROI? Systems people say design the business so anyone can do it. Hire the cheapest person you can get. (McDonalds … Read More

Leaders challenge the status quo.Managers maintain the status quo. Leaders take risks.Managers do risk management. Leaders are motivated for the accomplishment and the community.Managers are motivated for the rewards. Leaders take action in the face of being very uncomfortable.Managers avoid … Read More

When you make a commitment to a certain goal, you set the stage for several things to happen. Failure and disappointment will typically show up first. Many people stop right there, finding it too painful to push beyond this. People … Read More

There is nothing as powerful as the drive of the Human Spirit for Freedom. Greatness lives inherently in every one of us. Offering people the opportunity to think for themselves supports their dignity. People having a choice in the work … Read More

What you want as an employer is for your employees to show initiative, think for them selves, and respond fast when needed for day-to-day challenges. But are you willing to “let go” of control so they can step out of … Read More

Marketing is tough work. To do it well, cold calls, whether in person or on the phone, takes substantial skill in perseverance. Skills in perseverance equate to the kind of emotional intelligence that offers self confidence, self esteem, self trust, … Read More