Denis Waitley
My grandma, Mabel Reynolds Ostrander, and I shared one of those special relationships as rare as a double rainbow. She was 53 when I was 10. That’s when we planted our first Victory Garden together during World War II. We planted seeds together—in the soil—and in each other.
Grandma lived 87 seasons without a complaint. [...]
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I Learned from My Grandma that the Seeds of Greatness Are…
December 30th, 2009
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What Is YOUR Mission Statement?
December 9th, 2009
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Bryan Stapp, Loud Amplifier Marketing
I recently attended a conference where Guy Kawasaki challenged the audience to create meaningful “Mantras” for their companies.
He explained how the standard corporate “Mission Statement” really wasn’t cutting it anymore. In describing the process of conducting a two-day offsite meeting with a highly paid consultant to facilitate the flip-chart discussion, he [...]
Five Ways Leaders Destroy Companies
December 7th, 2009
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Kevin Kennemer, SPHR
Success is a team sport. It takes the entire team, from entry level employees all the way up the ladder to the executive suite, to run the company engine on all cylinders.
The environmental factors leading to a company’s failure, on the other hand, typically flows down from the top. It is unfortunate the [...]
Winston Churchill’s Short Guide to Life: 6 Essential Fundamentals
December 4th, 2009
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by Henrik Edberg.
“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.”
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”
Winston Churchill is probably no stranger to anyone. He was an inspirational British leader during the Second [...]
Giving Back: Blake Mycoskie
December 1st, 2009
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Blake Mycoskie of TOMS Shoes believes ‘philanthropic capitalism’ may be the best business model of all.
Mike Zimmerman September 30, 2009
THE IDEA WAS GENIUS, really. Blake Mycoskie, at the time best known for [...]
Everything Rises and Falls on Leadership
November 30th, 2009
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By Kevin Kennemer, MA, SPHR
During lunch the other day I was seeking marketing advice from a good friend and respected business leader. Full of wonderful and relevant ideas, she mentioned my writing style tended to be very direct. This Tulsa business leader said a couple of articles seemed to reach out and grab the reader [...]
