Who Do You Listen To?

While I’m all for being head strong and knowing where you’re going and what you’re doing, occasionally we all seek advise from others.  Sometimes we even get advice whether we want it or not.  But what sort of advice do you seek and what sort of...

Beating the Caring Out of Me

Seth Godin had a great post recently about Caring.    The most important two sentences are: If you want to build a caring organization, you need to fill it with caring people and then get out of their way. When your organization punishes people for caring, don’t...

Friendship in the Digital Age

Your friends will know you better in the first minute you meet than your acquaintances will know you in a thousand years. Richard Bach, Illusions- the Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah Friendship can be tricky these days.  Sorting out the friends you would trust with...

Making Your Life Easier

I’m as busy as any other consultant, and I constantly wish for another three or four hours a day to do everything I want to.  The trick is always finding ways to use my time more efficiently, and what can be “outsourced” cheaply and reliably....

Redefining Trust

One of the more interesting things I learned in going to law school and working in a law office was the fact that the “truth” could be subjective.  While we all like to think there are absolute truths or facts, often the way these facts are presented...