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The Impact of Our Environment

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

Inspiration From a Place

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

Rework

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

Did You Read the Memo?

DATE: April 12, 2010 FROM: Your Leader RE: Organizational Realities As your leader I’ve been noticing some things for quite awhile, and, after careful consideration, I want to share some of my observations with you. I’m proud of how connected people feel to their teams here. I’m impressed with your pride and loyalty to your

The Myth of Multitasking

This week’s Resource Recommendation – The Myth of Multitasking by Dave Crenshaw Normally, I can tell you how a book makes it onto my reading list. It was either personally recommended to me, I know the author, I read a review, or in some cases a copy was sent to me by a publicist or a

The Powerful Question to Which We All Need an Answer

This question is said out loud often, but it is asked far more often in people’s minds and under their breath. It is sometimes asked in an earnest tone, often it’s uttered in a quizzical way, and far-too-often it’s said in exasperation. Whenever it is asked it hints at a gap in communication and understanding

Seven Ways to Nurture Professional Relationships

Early in my consulting career I started telling people the consulting business is a relationship business. I was right, just a little short sighted. Actually all business is a relationship business. All work is a relationship business. All leadership is a relationship business. And while our focus in this article is on business or professional

Your Farmer List

The title and idea for this post comes from social media superstar and super good guy (I’m pleased to call him a friend) Chris Brogan, who recently wrote a post called, Your Farmer List . In the post Chris shares things that should be on a blogger’s daily task list. Of course, as a farm kid, I

Six Secrets for Building your Confidence

If you have seen the movie or stage musical The Sound of Music, you likely remember Maria leaving the Abbey to become a Governess. As she winds her way through town and toward the von Trapp mansion she sings of her uneasiness – and her lack of confidence in her ability to succeed in this

Unleash Your Energy: Five Ways to Recharge Your Mind, Spirit and Productivity

Since experts say we all are truly complex bundles of energy, it makes sense to think about how we can manage, use and increase the amount of energy in our bodies and minds. Because when we are better energy managers, we can create better results in all areas of our lives. The topic of personal

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