A Critical Doer keeps risk and failure in context with opportunity and success A Critical Doer works as hard to develop strength of character as strength of talent Truly amazing people never step doing amazing things. In a previous post, I introduced you to a friend and coworker named Jody Hershbine. Besides being a […]
Month: September 2015
I Almost Judged A Book By Its Cover
A Critical Doer Is Willing To Lead I have to admit I nearly passed on reading Leadership Is Dead: How Influence is Reviving It by Jeremie Kubicek. The assertion in the title “Leadership Is Dead” cuts against the grain of everything I believe and know from my 28 years of leadership experience. Upon advice of […]
Self-Made
How Far Can You See? The number of people who feel confident that they can get on by their own abilities is steadily declining. You will recall the saying that Napoleon’s soldiers were inspired by the belief that each of them carried a marshal’s baton in his knapsack. Perhaps this was not really the […]
Labor Day Special: Lesson From A School Bus Stop
How Far Can You See? Everyday life is full of great lessons. I was running a little behind getting out of my neighborhood a few mornings ago. Normally I’m long gone by the time school busses make their rounds. On this morning, I had to wait while a bus made a pick up, and […]
Vision Or Just Seeing Things? A Lesson From “Man Of Lamancha”
How Far Can You See? “One person with belief is more powerful than a force of 99 with only interests.” John Stuart Mill Here’s a question for you to begin your weekend. If you can clearly see a vision but others can’t, is it real? A common metaphor that people invoke when […]