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When Change For A Quarter Is Priceless!

Posted by David Brown
/ October 25, 2011 / Leave a comment

In business-speak we just entered the fourth quarter (Q4) of the year. It’s the holiday season in America, with Halloween rolling into Thanksgiving and colliding with Christmas. The marketing onslaught starts working people into a frenzy with people bemoaning that “the holidays seem to be coming sooner every year.” People...
“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” Friedrich Nietzsche

Posted by David Brown
/ October 10, 2011 / Leave a comment

I was pondering a few topics that have been coming up recently regarding leadership, but yesterday one of the greatest leaders of our time, Steve Jobs, passed away. My partner sent me this from Apple and I wanted to share it: “Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels....
Why Being Touched At Work Can Be Oh So Good!

Posted by Eddie Marmol
/ October 2, 2011 / Leave a comment

One of my personal growth practices is to watch a TED video every day. TED is an organization that sponsors cutting-edge ideas from interesting speakers, delivered using a video format in 20 minutes or less. TED videos contribute to my daily dose of education and inspiration, usually while I’m eating...
Authenticity: The New Competitive Advantage!

Posted by David Brown
/ September 27, 2011 / Leave a comment

The topics of authenticity and why people do what they do have been coming up a lot lately in both my personal and professional lives. From threads on LinkedIn to an art walk at my local museum, I’ve been noticing a variety of perspectives on this. All have validity. But...
The Day My Son Schooled Me!

Posted by David Brown
/ September 16, 2011 / Leave a comment

My 25 year old son Dylan is a new teacher.This first opportunity is with adult education and I was quite impressed with the leadership skills this young man mustered to meet the demands of this unusually challenging position. It’s a program geared for students completing GED’s and needing experience with job...
What Do Love And Horror Have In Common?

Posted by Eddie Marmol
/ September 10, 2011 / Leave a comment

I like to stay in touch with folks whom I’ve coached, especially people who have a lot to offer and who are also playing a big game in their personal and professional lives. I was recently in touch with one such individual, an executive who is leading an insurance company...
Team building is a total waste of money

Posted by David Brown
/ August 30, 2011 / Leave a comment

“Team building is a total waste of money” was a comment from John King, co-author of Tribal Leadership, on a recent webinar. I was both shocked and not. How could he say that? And of course, it all makes sense now. Having spent years working with executives and organizations...
How to Make Your Work Your Passion

Posted by David Brown
/ August 11, 2011 / Leave a comment

For years Eddie and I have had this fantasy. Imagine workplaces as environments where employees do meaningful work and customers get it. Even better, it taps into employees’ greatest potential, so high productivity and innovation are the norm. This trickles down to the customers who feel well served and a...
Your “weakness” could be your strength

Posted by David Brown
/ July 31, 2011 / Leave a comment

In a recent coaching conversation with a senior leader, I shared: “Your weakness could be your strength if you embrace it.” We all have our relative weaknesses or fears or gremlins (how coaches often describe whatever deep seated beliefs we’ve developed that as we grow shift from protective to undermining)....
How To Leave People More Inspired Than When You Found Them

Posted by David Brown
/ July 28, 2011 / Leave a comment

On the last leg of my vacation in the mountains we left Yosemite Valley’s cliffs and waterfalls for the majestic forests of Sequoia. From the first time I set eyes on the giant Sequoias years ago I was in awe. I think that word was made for these trees. The...