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Opportunity Lost
In its “Economic Prospects for the Year 2000,” the writers at Business Week saw a glass half-empty and chose to see it as mostly full.
The world painted in its 1989 article would have been a great place. The vision that they created was completely possible. We missed the opportunity. We lacked the rigor in our thinking and failed to consider all the possible implications of our choices. We lacked the discipline to execute toward the vision. And, we lacked the courage to confront reality and put long-term success ahead of short-term reward. Continue reading
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Congress, the President, the Sequester, and You
This week’s blog is a rant about the sequester that went in place in March. If you are sick and tired of the discussion, check back next week for something else. If you want to understand the impact of irresponsible leadership, read on. I promise this will step on everyone’s toes. Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Corporate Culture, Decision Making, Democrats, Execution, Leader, Leadership, Performance Improvement, President Obama, Randy Pennington, Republicans, Results, Trust
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The Year Ahead – Our 2013 Predictions
I’ve offered observations about the year ahead each year since 2005. Lots of people do this, but unlike others, we grades ourselves on the past year.
Here is what we predicted last year at this time and four key ideas we see on the horizon for 2013.
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Posted in 2012 Business & Workplace Predictions, 2013 Business and Workplace Predictions, Business Growth, Business Strategy, Corporate Culture, Execution, Growing your business, Innovation, Leader, Leadership, Performance Improvement, Personal Development, President Obama, Randy Pennington, Results, Trust, Uncategorized
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Connected, Aware, and Relevant
My December 31, 2012 social media post drew a lot of likes and one great question.
Here is the post: We shouldn’t fear getting old. We should fear becoming disconnected, unaware, and irrelevant.
The response from friends, fans, and followers was great because of the age span represented. I heard from people in their twenties and people in their sixties.
Here’s the great question I received: How do you change your mindset to keep from becoming disconnected, unaware, and irrelevant? Continue reading
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An Attitude of Gratitude – Moving from Success to Significance
The people who have moved from success to significance in the personal lives don’t give because they are successful. They are successful because they give. They are not merely thankful for their success. They are thankful for the opportunity to strive.
Research cited by Dr. Robert Emmons in his book, Thanks! How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier, suggests that people who operate from a heightened place of gratitude and thankfulness typically experience better overall health, fewer physical symptoms, higher income, more energy, larger social networks and stronger marriages. Continue reading
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Leader or Liar?
This blog was first published in 2010. Considering we are near the end of perhaps the most divisive Presidential elections in recent U.S. history, it is an excellent time for all of us to reflect and ask ourselves – are we leaders or liars? Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Presidential Election, Accountability, Communication, Decision Making, Democrats, Ethics, Execution, Integrity, Leader, Leadership, Liar, President Obama, Randy Pennington, Republicans, Results, Trust, Uncategorized
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The Exploitation of Honey Boo Boo
What would you do to secure your 15 minutes of fame? How about to increase your financial well-being?
Would you exploit your child on national television? Would you reinforce and applaud behavior that is likely to create lifetime problems for your child? Would you become the family that everyone loves to ridicule? For the parents of Honey Boo Boo, the uber-precocious child with her own show airing on TLC, the answer is yes and a lot more. Continue reading
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What Is Your Key Question?
The “Weeds” series finale on the Showtime network left a lot of people disappointed. I was one of them until it hit me: The entire ending was about Nancy Botwin’s key question.
What is your key question? Embracing your question provides the measuring stick for your success. It lights the path toward the results you need to achieve in order to be fulfilled. And, it defines what it means to be significant and contribute.
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Risky is the New Safe
he Great Depression created the environment for companies such as Texas Instruments and Hewlett-Packard. Microsoft, Genetech, and Apple were all founded in the oil shock and stock market downturn of 1973 to 1976. And, the legendary brands of the next fifty years, I believe, will be created in the crucible of today’s challenges.
The same principle applies to personal wealth, and that is why you must read Risky is the New Safe by Randy Gage. Continue reading
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