We’ve previously discussed the importance of Empathy. I’ve always loved Zig Ziglar’s explanation regarding the difference between empathy and sympathy. Briefly, with empathy, while you feel for the other, you are still able to be part of the solution and help. With sympathy, you identify so strongly that you become part of the problem and…
Okay, I’ll just get this out of the way so we can move on. While it’s an excellent book, I don’t like the title, Do Nothing! On the other hand, the subtitle is perfect. It is, How to Stop Overmanaging and Become a Great Leader. The book was written by noted consultant and award-winning professor,…
Very grateful for all your feedback from our previous post where we looked at a gem of wisdom shared years ago that has made a significant difference in my life. Many of you learned that same lesson from the same man and shared great lessons from others that have benefited you. Let’s look at another…
There are certain wise teachings, learned over the years, that have stayed with me and added significantly to my life. They’ve also provided me with hope and strength when most needed. Just one example is Jim Rohn’s (1930-2009) famous, “They just do” and his follow-up phrase, “it’s one of the mysteries of life.” This comes…
A reader asked: “I just got a new job and my former boss called me a few days ago to ask for a favor. Problem is, he did something unfair to me. Last year I did a four-month internship at his company. It all went well. At least that’s what I thought since they seemed…
The bottom of my hot dog bun is splitting open. #FirstWorldProblems I thought that was brilliant when I first saw it on Twitter, and still think it is. I also thought it was something new. Wrong about that one. Apparently, the concept of First World Problems has been around for a while. And, as usual, I…
Last post we looked at just one example of how Southwest Airlines has created a benevolent environment where team members embrace their responsibility to act in the best interests of the company itself. The result: profits year after year since forming over 40 years ago; this in an industry notorious for losing money. Another of…
If you attended The Go-Giver Retreat held this past April in West Palm Beach, Florida you listened with awe as Southwest Airlines’ President Emeritus, Colleen Barrett (presented moments earlier with the 3rd Annual Go-Giver Lifetime Achievement Award) delighted the audience with her take on the principles that can make any person or company hugely successful.…
In discussing the topic of Gossip we often speak in terms of spiritual reasons why one would want to refrain from the activity of speaking it, listening to it, or in any way being around it. And, yet, as we all know, every spiritual principle has with it a physical equivalent and manifestation. In the…
One of my valued mentors, Rabbi Zelig Pliskin of Jerusalem, points out in his book, The Power of Words that typically, when it comes to grammar, most of us make it a point to do our best to speak correctly. He writes: “You violate no ‘laws’ by violating the laws of grammar, nevertheless you are…
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