Principle-Driven Leadership

Principle-Driven Leadership

Vision Help each employee better understand and embrace the team/business vision [and associated strategies and priorities] so they can make the greatest contribution. Virtue and Talents Hire, develop, and retain contribution-motivated employees with a diversity of...
Defining Trust

Defining Trust

Trust is a confident belief in someone or something. Trust itself is neutral; people can confidently believe in you for either positive or negative outcomes. If I am constantly late, you will begin to trust me to be late! Positive trust creates an enormous advantage...
Mindset Matters

Mindset Matters

How we think about things (our mindset) affects how we feel about things. How we think and feel impacts how we act, our behavior. A positive mindset is a mental and emotional attitude focused on optimism and approaching life’s challenges in a productive, constructive...
My Business Principles

My Business Principles

Never compromise non-negotiables. Do not live in fear of your last mistake. Micromanage until there is trust, then get out of the way. Build a qualified team and foster a strong, positive culture. Create a culture in which it is okay to make mistakes and unacceptable...
Parkinson’s Law  Some Saturday humor

Parkinson’s Law Some Saturday humor

According to Parkinson’s Law, “Work expands to fill the available time.” C. Northcote Parkinson, a naval historian, wrote in a 1955 satirical essay; “Work expands to fill the time available for it’s completion.” His work has inspired various facetious corollaries such...

Weekly Farm News

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