November 2, 2015

Review: “Just Listen” by Mark Goulston

Recommended Reading: “Just Listen” by Mark Goulston

Someone once commented, “Business would be good, if it weren’t for the people.” It’s a bit funny, both in its irony and its awful truth. Other people can be so hard to deal with sometimes. Recently, I listened to ...

September 20, 2013

The conversation you’re not having

Recently I read a quote from the former turnaround CEO of a huge British conglomerate: “The only thing I really do is lead conversations.” That stopped me. The CEO in the line of fire to resuscitate a multibillion dollar ...

September 6, 2013

Have you disabled your learning?

In one significant way, we all have a learning disability. By design. And by our choice. Let me explain. By design, our brains are wired for speed. Over 100 billion neurons, connected by one quadrillion synapses, process approximately 100 ...

August 30, 2013

Five ways to gain more control in your life

This is a guest post by fellow writer Bob Ravener, author of the recently released book Up! The Difference Between Today and Tomorrow is You. There comes a point in time when most people feel like they are somehow ...

August 15, 2010

Thought for the Day – Proverbs 19:8 on Inquisitiveness

He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who cherishes understanding prospers.”– Proverbs 19:8 (NIV) Recently, I met with a CEO to explore whether our consulting firm could help his firm launch a new offering they were bringing ...

May 3, 2010

Taking the Leap: Is it time to start your own business?

Maybe it's the economy with its high unemployment, but lately I've been hearing from a lot of people who are considering starting their own business. Having begun a few of my own, they ask my advice. It's always the ...

April 11, 2010

Thought for the Day – Luke 8:18 on Listening

Therefore consider carefully how you listen. Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken from him.”– Luke 8:18 (NIV) Listening is a muscle. If not purposefully exercised, it ...

March 28, 2010

Thought for the Day – Ecclesiastes 5:1 on Listening

Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.”– Ecclesiastes 5:1 Do you start your prayer time ...

March 21, 2010

Thought for the Day – John 9:31 on Prayer

We know that God…listens to the godly man who does his will.”– John 9:31 (NIV) I’m sure you’ve heard it said that we serve a God who hears our prayers. But have you ever thought about the fact that He ...

March 5, 2010

Thought for the Day – L. King on Listening

I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I’m going to learn, I must do it by listening.”– Larry King Most of us are learning disabled—by design. That’s because our brains ...

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