Act Your Way to Success

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone. ~ Pablo Picasso Some people will not act until everything is lined-up, all the pieces are in place, and they’re in the “zone”. Typically, these are excuses and self–justification for...

The Impact of Toxic Leaders

You may work for a leader who states their goal is to create a positive work environment and build a winning team. In reality they may lack the knowledge, skills, and emotional intelligence of achieving the goal and actually create a toxic work environment. The impact...

Taking Risk Personally

It is essential that you consider and apply strategic and analytical models to evaluate risk. However, don’t forget, at the end of the day, you’re dealing with people. As much as the quantitative metrics drive the thinking of senior management relating to...

Beyond 10,000 Hours.

You’ve likely heard of the 10,000 hours concept popularized by Malcolm Gladwell in his book Outliers.  The research relating to this discovery was actually done by Anders Ericsson, a professor of psychology at Florida State University. His research revealed another...