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Humility – Einstein & Shark Tank
“I want to know the thoughts of God. The rest are details.” Albert Einstein One of the fundamental keys to success is humility. All of us lose our ways at times. We become caught up in the ego. But, […]
The Most Important Conversation You Will Ever Have
“You create your own universe as you go along.” Winston Churchill Over the last twenty years, I have observed thousands of people from all walks of life answer questions that guide them to more fulfilling and joyful professional lives. The work […]
A Marine General Steps Into His Unexpected Life
Mel Spiese has devoted his entire life to doing the right thing. That one serendipitous commitment has led to a rightness and integrity that shows up in every aspect of his being. He grew up in a very loving and supportive family. But, they didn’t push him to excel. At […]
A Client Steps Onto Her Own Amazing Right Path
I met Karen Bonsignore in our March Inspired Work Program. For three decades, Karen led CNN’s entertainment news group. Not long before her walking in our door, CNN reorganized and laid off one of the largest and most talented group of professionals in media history. Almost all of us who […]
Career Development for Twelve Year Olds
For three hundred years, our educational system was designed to prepare new workers for the industrial revolution and for jobs. Except for a few exceptionally aware souls, generations of parents told their children to seek predictability and survival over fulfillment and joy. Most parents didn’t tell their kids to be […]
A Surprising Love Letter From Albert Einstein
Toward the end of his life, Albert Einstein wrote a letter to his daughter Lieserl. He asked that his personal correspondence would not be published until twenty years after his death. I am sharing this letter with you because it bears witness to the truth beneath the surface of one […]
Another Innovation That is About to Change Everything
A few months ago I wrote an article about 3D printing and how it is growing into a tidal wave that will displace manufacturing jobs as we know them. Perhaps it will even loosen China’s dominance as the back room manufacturer of the world. I described a future where you can order […]
Is It Time To Reinvent Labor (Day)?
The following Linked-In article was published this past Monday. It has received so much attention we are making it available to our regular readers. Today, remembering why we celebrate Labor Day is problematic. For most of us, it simply represents great clearance sales and celebrating that last bit of summer […]
The Shocking Failure Of Our Political Candidates
We watched last week’s debate – who could miss it? Regardless of party affiliation, the event offered far more entertainment value than anything else. Trumps statements were expected. But, my lowest moment relates to what is coming out of candidates mouths on both sides of the fence: Marco Rubio made a […]
Blow Up Hr – Again?
I love Harvard Business Review. Between The Atlantic Review and HBR help me appear to have at least an additional 10 IQ points. However, this months cover story “It’s Time To Blow Up HR and build something new” offers little in terms of new thought and misses the boat on the most critical […]