by Motivated Magazine | Aug 24, 2011 | Strategize
Research consistently shows hard evidence between speed and business results. Faster companies have higher sales growth (an average of 40% higher than slower companies), and higher operating profits (an average of 52% higher than slower companies). They’re also more...
by Motivated Magazine | Jan 23, 2011 | Lead
For years I’ve sung the virtues of being adaptable and to be fair adaptability does have real value in certain situations. But I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s just not enough. Being adaptable is over-rated. By definition, leadership is bringing change to the...
by Motivated Magazine | Jan 21, 2011 | From Within
As I write this, our beautiful one-year-old daughter Ireland, is running around my office waving her hands wildly. She’s full of joy; she’s pure light. Yesterday she knocked a plant off my windowsill and learned what soil feels like, smearing it in circles on my...
by Motivated Magazine | Jan 21, 2011 | From Within
Whenever I need to clarify my vision I race to water; I race, because it quite simply, feeds my soul. It doesn’t matter if I float on the water gently maneuvering my kayak, bearing witness to the early morning mist. Or, if I sit on the very edge of a dock listening...
by Motivated Magazine | Jan 21, 2011 | From Within
Perhaps it all begins on the playground at school. Somebody breaks a rule during Four Square and all hell breaks loose. “You can’t do that! That’s against the rules!!” Playing the game, whether in Four Square or in life, is all about following the rules. And when...