I was driving home from Toastmasters the other night and talking with my wife when she said what is it that keeps you going back after twelve years? The word Love sprang to mind. You see in my home club there is no doubt that every one there is there…
The purpose of this blog is to help you on your journey from strive to Thrive. While the name may seem long, it captures the essence that there are things that are hard to measure – culture, values, attitudes – yet they make a measurable, and immeasurable, difference in life and results.
Recently I opened Facebook and caught a comment by an author whose book had uplifted me and he was joined on the comment thread by another inspiring author. Both of these gentlemen are nationally
known speakers and writers on leadership. They speak to the need for authenticity and genuineness in business, and how our intentions matter and how we should look to inspire others with our actions.
And then I read further. They were both complaining about how a specific politician was full of hyperbole and bitterness and how no politician had ever …
I used to joke with one of my colleagues that I should care a box of Depends™ Diapers with us on calls because this was her favorite phrase. And then someone asked me in a different context; “Why
should it depend. Why should the service your customer receives depend on who is at the register or who is on duty this day”?
This is a good question. I know what Linda would say. How about you?
Linda would say, “There are so many variables in the service we deliver.” …
I was having breakfast with my friends Dave and Kelly over the weekend. As we often do, we set out to solve the world’s problems. We were speaking about integrity and how important it is to business. I asked the question, “When we all have different standards of what is…
I’ve Been Reading from Sonja Lyubromski’s work on Happiness we see that people become capable and self sustaining in the presence of role models. In other words great soccer players become great soccer players in the presence of great soccer players. The same can be said of great teams of…
