Recently, I published a post around one of my favorite quotes from Ayn Rand: “Honor is self-esteem made visible.” As usual, readers provided outstanding and insightful comments, interpreting the quote from various angles. One, from my friend and frequent commentor, Steve Boyett, was rather disturbing to me though. The reason is that — if what…
I’d like to think that I’m a logical being. And, most others would like to think they are, as well. Yet, people being people, the great majority of us are much more driven by our emotions than we would like to think. I often quote the Talmudic saying, “Who is mighty? The one who can…
You can probably think of a number of companies and organizations that have built communities so fiercely loyal it’s downright inspiring. Perhaps you even belong to one or two of these communities yourself. Unquestionably, these companies that inspire such loyalty tend to be hugely successful. Is this type of community worth building around your company…
Several weeks ago we heard from Mike Henry, Sr., Founder of The Lead Change Group. Mike and 20 other authors combined their leadership talents and wisdom to create a terrific book entitled, The Character Based Leader. While all discussed leadership from their own unique viewpoints, the common thread was their belief that character is its…
With all the excitement surrounding the film, Atlas Shrugged: Part 2, the story based on the famous novel by Ayn Rand, many of her quotes have been popping up on Twitter lately. This one happens to be one of my favorites: “Honor is self-esteem made visible in action.” I love that. And, I asked friends…
Perhaps the word is used so often it can begin to sound trite. Yet, in a Free Market economy, it’s the key to every successful, mutually-beneficial exchange. And, that is “value.” In this brief chat with Mark Sanborn, CSP, CPAE, author of mega-bestsellers including The Fred Factor, he shares a very simple formula for understanding…
Once again, we continue our series of interviews with co-authors from the excellent new book, The Character Based Leader. This book is a project of The Lead Change Group. It’s mission is to instigate a leadership revolution focused on the foundation of leadership being character. 21 authorities on this all-important topic took part. Today, a…
Recently on Facebook, a friend posted a quote from John David Mann’s and my book, Go-Givers Sell More: “Money is an echo of value. It’s the thunder to values lightning.” A person then commented, “I think that needs some refinement. Money is an echo of perceived value.” Well, he’s certainly not incorrect to use the…
Last week, I interviewed Mike Henry, Sr., Founder of The Lead Change Group, a non-profit global community of leadership authorities. Their mission is to instigate a leadership revolution that encourages, energizes and equips people to apply character-based leadership to facilitate change. 21 of these leaders got together and authored a really terrific book entitled, The…
Leadership is a topic that simply never gets old. It seems there’s always more to learn, and that which we learn we need to be reminded of. I had the opportunity to read a terrific new book on this topic, coauthored by 21 authorities in the field of Leadership; all part of The Lead Change…
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