
179 Stop Deluding Yourselves
Your vision, mission and values are the blueprint for the business you want to build. Are they gathering dust on a shelf or are they honored and lived by each person in your organization?
Your vision, mission and values are the blueprint for the business you want to build. Are they gathering dust on a shelf or are they honored and lived by each person in your organization?
Pride gets in our way at work. It prevents us from accepting honest feedback, blocks us from accepting new information, leads us to make excuses, and affects our trustworthiness.
A great brand image communicates what it promises. A great company culture delivers on the promise the brand communicates. When this happens, both employees and customers engage with the brand.
In communication, efficiency and effectiveness are not the same things.
Our behaviors follow our beliefs, and our results follow behaviors. So, if you lack belief, it matters.
Edmund Burke wrote, âNobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little.â Donât make that mistake.
Great leaders know they need to take care of their employees and donât sacrifice the welfare of their people for the benefit of their customers or shareholders.
The only place anyone can get anything done is in the present. It resides in between learning from the past and visioning the future.
It is not a question of either a market economy or a moral economy, but rather a market economy that is successful precisely because it is based on moral truths.
Fairness desires to right a wrong, but envyâs desire is to wrong a right. Envy destroys teamwork because it destroys relationships, and it brings death to collaboration because it destroys trust.
Hurricane season has started, and experts recommend we be prepared. It is also best to prepare to weather the storms of life.
The act of physically sharing a table and eating with others at work creates a sense of community while building a collaborative environment. Itâs the sign of a healthy home and can be equally indicative of a healthy workplace.
Collaboration is essential for any group of people who share a vision or mission and want to work together to achieve their common goal.
Good leaders know that the best decisions are made when all possible alternatives have been debated. Good leaders are critical thinkers who are seeking the truth.
Networking is a common practice in business. If I know someone who I think might help you in some way, Iâm happy to introduce you. It is the natural thing to do.
Love in the workplace can be complicated but studies have shown that creating a culture of love can be good for business.
Having another personâs best interests at heart can be a big challenge in the workplace. Somehow it is easier to volunteer at a soup kitchen or go on mission trips than to recognize the person sitting next to you at work is hungry for a word of encouragement.
There is so much noise in the world! We are constantly bombarded with âstuffâ clamoring for our attention. Who should we listen to? Listening to the right voice will change your life.
When an employee doesnât do the job the way we want them to do it, it is because they are ignorant. They donât know what to do, or how to do it.