This is the final (for now any way) post in a loose series about the important of place, location and work environment and how it connects with our values, and ultimately how the intersection of these things relates to productivity. If you missed any of the others, or to provide a context for these thoughts,
Shinichi Suzuki, the Japanese violinist and teacher responsible for the Suzuki method of teaching young violinists once said, “Man is a child of his environment.” This quotation crossed my mind as I stood outside the boyhood home of Elvis Presley in Tupelo, Mississippi last week. He lived in this two room house with his parents until
Yesterday, I wrote about Four Ways Location Influences Results, and last week I wrote about the Five Practical Reasons Values Matter to Leaders.  Consider this a mashup – I’m putting those two sets of ideas together in this post with a personal example. This picture was taken earlier this spring on the farm I grew up
This week’s Resource Recommendation: Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson. Normally there are some hot or trendy books that the business world is talking about. You see reviews like “must read;” you hear about the books online and at parties. This is one of those books right now. (It has been out for
You’ve heard the age-old saying about what is most important in real estate: Location, location, location. Some locations are expensive (like the 53rd floor penthouse in Chicago where this picture was taken). Other locations are less expensive in financial terms, but might be more valuable to you individually. You might not have thought about it,
57 years ago today Mount Everest was conquered as Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and sherpa Tenzing Norgay of Nepal. They were the first two people to reach the summit of the world’s tallest mountain.   (Here is the New York Times story from the image to the right.) You may not aspire to climbing a mountain.Â
Monday 17th, I saw a morning news report that included a commercial for Dale Peterson running fro Commissioner of Agriculture in Alabama. After seeing it, I went online to find it. On YouTube I found it with about 3000 views. Here is the video: As of this writing, 8 days later, this video has over
This week’s Resource Recommendation: Charlatan: America’s Most Dangerous Huckster,the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of Flimflam by Pope Brock. Two weeks ago I recommended a new book, Making Them Believe – a book about the marketing strategies of J.R. Brinkley. (Here’s my recommendation.) Last week I wrote an article about the value of
Values. Values is a topic not that often talked about, but one that plays a huge role in behavior and results. They are personal and not always clearly defined. Thus, they remain an important but under-discussed and under-appreciated part of who you are as a person and a leader. Today, I want you to think about your
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