Never Get Bored With

Being Caged In Is Boring, But Secure
Being Caged In Is Boring, But Secure

Never get bored with two things:

  1. The Fundamentals
  2. Common Sense

Never get comfortable with two things:

  1. Status quo
  2. Mediocrity

Always be thankful for this:

  1. Everything

And never get bored with blogging.

Tom Peters?


I saw Tom Peters in Orlando, maybe 10 years ago, shortly after becoming a professional speaker.

Tom Peter’s is insightful.  If you are looking for small nuggets with big impact, or simply want to reinforce what you believe, this slide show ought to do it for you.

In Search of Excellence and A Passion For Excellence were the two Leadership books that put Tom Peters on the path to legendary Management guru.

You Can’t Be Serious

Battle Stations Everyone!
Battle Stations Everyone!

When I said, “Nobody is upping their game and working harder than they ever have in their  entire lives“, it dawned on me that further explanation may help.

Most people are working harder than they ever have, but that’s not what I meant by working harder.

Huh?

What we are talking about here is working harder to innovate, not harder to keep our jobs. Although, intuitively, more and better innovation should actually catapult people.

It doesn’t.

And this is why no one is doing it.

Except the linchpins.

No one is focused on innovation because innovation requires change and risk.

Change and risk make you stand out.  Change and risk in today’s climate can get you in trouble.

Who wants that?

Nobody.  Not even the Linchpins.

Fess Parker Daniel Boone

This is today’s second post.  I know (who cares?).  A tribute to Walt Disney’s brilliance in knowing what American audiences wanted, even before they knew. Fess Parker dead at 85.  He was THE Daniel Boone.