Integrity

It conjures up elements of a moral compass and honesty, and we misplace it with self-righteousness. Yet it is not philosophical nor preachy. For example, choose your favorite ethnic cuisine, and then let’s mix that up for fun. We will call that fusion of one and the...

Personal measures

What do you regularly measure? The areas where you focus your attention, precisely measure changes, and set targets are likely where you will see results. Most people will calculate their income and expenses, track weight or potentially exercise performance. What...

Celebrating birthdays

Most people enjoy birthdays, especially their own. It is a celebration of joy—a simple moment to acknowledge someone and hail their birth on their day. You will likely still enjoy the moment even if it is not your birthday.  As organizations, we rarely celebrate...

No Opinion

We place value on opinions. The guidance offered by various sites and individuals we look up to, those who are the ‘experts.’ Often the most significant value is no opinion at all. When faced with contrarian, differing, and even inflammatory words or actions, we have...

You don’t have to be first

The one who matters is not the person who made the first movie or invented the device we now refer to as a smartphone or the first impressionist, writer, artist, scientist, or social influencer.  It is the one who does it with quality and care. We do not remember...