Many years ago, I was attending a training session at the New York offices of an insurance company for which I worked for at the time. There were a handful
Management
Progress is Success
Sometimes we can lose interest in trying to improve before we even start. Where we feel that we’re so far behind our motivation wanes. It’s hopeless, we think. Why bother?
A View on Reviews
Some fields take performance seriously. Much effort in some disciplines revolves around finding ways to improve. A big piece of the puzzle in these activities is a form of review.
Know How to Say No
Pros know that being able to say no is a key to getting to where they want to go. If we can’t say no to things, we lose power over
Better Together?
I’m sure we’ve all seen motivational posters in more than a few office spaces that suggest TEAM as an acronym representing “Together Everyone Achieves More.” Or, perhaps, we’ve been encouraged
Turn Up the Heat
Peers are part of the look and learn cycle of our Evolution of Excellence. We may also have peers we seek to emulate related to being willing to leap. Dan
The Curse of Kindness
I was sharing stories about a friend that had recently passed away with a separate mutual friend. My friend mentioned that she recalled going shopping with our friend decades ago.
Making Metrics Matter
I was watching a docuseries on Netflix some time ago about Elon Musk’s Space-X. Space-X put together a crew of non-astronauts to be sent into space. Amongst the crew of
Be Less to Find Success
In the early 70s, Simon Ramo wrote a little read book titled Extraordinary Tennis for Ordinary Players. He was a fan of the sport and a data collector and statistician
To Be Great, Regurgitate
Do you recall learning in an early science class how birds commonly feed their young? Mother birds bring food back for their young. Before dropping it off in the mouths

