Is your company designed so that its managers and associates will be happy at work? Probably not. The executives that...
Wisdom
Everything is become more complicated and interconnected. When faced with a difficult decision, almost everyone adds more detail, weighs more aspects, analyzes...
We have lived through a truly divisive decade and election. In just the last few months, Trump pulled off a...
America, God bless her, is all about capitalism, competition, and a definition of success that often leaves the successful, at...
Our recent election was a war of ideas but, more importantly, personal mindsets. Many of the ideas were half-baked at best,...
I have often argued that change is good, and fear of change is irrational. Our election was actually a referendum...
I have always believed that we create our own realities. Seeing is not factual, because our brain adds filters: few...
Hollywood says that it portrays better equality in the movies, but in truth, they are handily flunking the test. The message...
As you can imagine, I, OptimismMan, am a great believer of the power of positivity. But I have to confess...
Do you prefer to be told what to do, or sold on the wisdom of doing something? Imagine that your doctor...
I sometimes hear people say that they are out of fresh ideas to overcome a challenge. When I later ask...
Success is empty and hollow without sincere, good friendships. The problem of course, is that most friendships are not true...
Differentiation is important. People decide who they want on their team, who they hire, who they promote, who they buy...
Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Four words that have survived since the mid-1300's. Why? Truth thrives. I have often written about...
Time is very valuable. How we invest it, matters. Time is scarce and fleeting, our most precious resource. Unfortunately, most...
People, especially young people, are predictable when asked what their important goals are in life, goals that specifically will help...
There are millions and millions of pages written about how to succeed. Yet for all this nuance, fundamentals always matter...
A lot of people talk about achieving 'balance' in life. The part that no one seems to mention is that...
Some people are cheap, some are value-oriented, and some are not careful with their spending habits. I fall squarely into...
I posted a large bundle of Warren Buffett quotes last year, but I find this one worth repeating: Should you...
