Stephen : First I want to talk about—you have issued another beautiful book inspired by your late mother. It's called Just Shine!. One o...

Jesus knew how to involve his disciples in the process of life. He gave them important and specific things to do for their development. Othe...

No one does the leader's job flawlessly, believe me. You've got to make mistakes and learn from them. Yankees manager Joe Torree got...

Know thyself - it's advice as old as the hills, and it's the core of authenticity. When you know yourself, you are comfortable with ...

The world revolves around change. Birth and death, growth and destruction, rise and fall, summer and winter. It’s never the same from one da...

In any business environment, change happens. Let’s rephrase: In any business environment, change should happen. It shows you're committe...

After reading over 200 self-improvement books over the past thirty years I have determined all self-improvement and success come down to fiv...

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Andy Grove once told me, over a cup of Jamocha Almond Fudge ice cream at Baskin Robbins in Los Altos, “F*@&ing Steve Jobs always gets ...

It can be difficult to choose the right quest. Should the company expand into new regions, get closer to customers, innovate with more partn...

The trigger for any corporate transformation is the pursuit of value. Ideally, that entails both improving efficiency (through streamlining ...

Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others. Jack Welch Wi...

It’s in the act of having to do things that you don’t want to that you learn something about moving past the self. Past the ego.” bell hooks...

It's the rough side of the mountain that's easiest to climb; the smooth side doesn't have anything for you to hang on to.  Areth...

 A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. John A. Shedd Salt From My Attic . Mosher Press. 1928. As found in  202...

There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered. Nelson Mandela Nelson...

Oh, do not pray for easy lives; pray to be stronger men! Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers; pray for powers equal to your tasks! Th...

Culture is felt through the behaviors that are reinforced or discouraged on a day-to-day basis on teams. If you want to get a sense of the s...

I am always for the consideration of these little minute things that concern us to-day. We should always be engaged in doing the things that...

Move and the way will open. – ZEN PROVERB At the start of many important endeavors, you’ll often think: How can I do this? I don’t even know...