A Critical Doer attacks problems and creates opportunities from the inside out “Well begun is half done” …Aristotle Only a few days removed from the holiday season, I’m sure you can appreciate that one of the most dreaded phrases in our culture is “some assembly required.” Correct assembly is crucial for the gift to […]
Month: January 2015
I’m Afraid I Have Some Bad News…
A Critical Doer Is Willing To Lead & Follow It’s been said that there’s a bright side to everything. It may seem odd that bad news has a bright side, but it’s no surprise to a critical doer. For those committed to thinking critically and doing energetically, we know that everything doesn’t always go as […]
A Critical Doer “Tip Of The Hat” To Stuart Scott
A Critical Doer Is Willing To Lead If you’re a sports fan at all, I’m sure you know by now that iconic ESPN broadcaster Stuart Scott passed away this weekend at age 49 after a lengthy battle against cancer. Stuart Scott was a leader in changing the way we look at sports. He made “booyah” […]
Critical Doer Deep Dive: Where Does Innovation Come From?
The critical doer understands that man does not live by ideas alone; it takes action to turn ideas into the innovations that improve life and build winning organizations. In order to turn innovation into progress, there are some things a critical doer needs to understand about innovation. Let’s begin with the origin of innovation. […]
Fit To Do
A Critical doer works as hard to develop strength of character as strength of talent “I think good physical conditioning is essential to any occupation. A person who is physically fit performs better at any job. Fatigue makes cowards of us all.” Vince Lombardi from Motivation: Lombardi Style I’m dreading going to the gym […]
New Feature Coming Soon: Critical Doer Deep Dive
Critical Doers, I’m going to launch a new criticaldoer.com feature on Monday, Jan 5 2015. The feature is called “Critical Doer Deep Dive.” The Critical Doer Deep Dive will be a monthly feature article where I take a topic and examine it in greater depth than a typical 400-500 word blog post. The articles will […]
Worthy Goals
A Critical Doer Is Committed to Thinking and Acting Lots has been written about the concept of thinking and acting. I believe even more has been written about setting goals to get individuals and organizations to commit to thinking and acting. Why then do organizations and individuals still struggle to consistently achieve and sustain optimum […]