One of us is wrong, and it’s not me (right?)

Mountain range near Salt lake City from 20k feet
Classic “can’t see the forest for the trees” dilemma?

 

One of us is wrong, and it’s not me (right?). Conflict and adversity are an everyday part of business life.

For one, profit is the goal.

For the other, the reward.

How do they meet in the middle?

As soon as I tell you your wrong, you fight back even harder.

And likewise when you tell me I’m wrong.

Who, and what, gives… that is the question.

No easy answer, but we must lead with a balanced score card – how will any decision affect the finances, customers, and employees?

A great cost saver may unduly pressure employees, or negatively raise the customer’s hassle factor.

A helpful, nice to have, employee service may require money needed for key business drivers.

Great customer service may provide five-star service to a few at the expense of the general population.

These daily challenges are either the spice of life, or the bane of our existence.

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Is an unfulfilling career a one-way ticket to hell?

Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra photo
The glamorous life is only so from a distance

 

Is an unfulfilling career a one-way ticket to hell?

The dream of being CEO – of our life, our career – can scare us or be just the freedom we need.

Leadership, particularly personal leadership, is the one thing we are in charge of.

Are we feeling MBA quality fulfillment at work?

We should.

Right?

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Everyone is suspect, especially these people

business traveler set up for success in first class Delta seat
every picture tells a story, don’t it (Rod Stewart)

 

Everyone is suspect, especially these people:

  • outliers
  • freaks
  • wanna be game changers (who succeed)
  • antagonists
  • loners
  • cheerleaders
  • optimists
  • pessimists
  • hard workers
  • slackers
  • leaders
  • followers

And worst of all, the person with a dream so big, they are labeled crazy.

How cool is that?!

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