A.C.T.s

http://garrygolden.com/sept11/ Social Entrepreneurship is a concept that has been around since the 1950’s but has only really gained traction in the last 15 or 20 years.  The idea is that a for-profit business is created where the primary motivation is social impact, rather than financial.  This type of business is different than a charity in that,…

buy ivermectin for humans Last week, we asked each of you to tell us about a great leader you know and what are the traits that made them so.  We heard a lot of memorable stories about exceptional people.  Here is a quick summary of the traits you described, (in no particular order). Compassion Generosity Outreach to their “tribe”…

We are beginning a series on Leadership and what that means for your organization.  This is a snippet from a CNBC article about Secretary of Defense,  James Mattis that points to one simple, yet powerful attribute of a leader. Defense Secretary James Mattis, a revered Marine with a military career spanning four decades, credits his…

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This is a Ted Talk by Julian Treasure with some easy techniques to help get people to listen to you.  

As I posted my blog “story” this morning, I realized that while I have them categorized as stories, they really aren’t.  So, I decided I should re-name te blog category.  I started out thinking it should be something like “Inspiring Topics” or “Inspiring Conversation Starters”, but realized that A)  the acronyms ITs and ICS aren’t…

The concept of “periodization” dates back to the ancient Greek Olympics and was documented by physician, Flavius Philostratus (A.D. 170- ca 245). The Run-Rest Cycle requires you break up your training into various periods, for example; working on strength, endurance, peak performance & then rest on a regular schedule. The same concept continues to be…

Brian Buffini and Aimee Mullins are about as different as 2 people can be, yet they have one common attribute. They both have what we would all think of as major disadvantages, that they each consider their greatest strengths. Buffini is an Irish immigrant who came to America in the mid-80’s with $92 in his…

There is one Universal Business Theme. Great business people constantly study their strengths and weaknesses, maximize the former and minimize the latter. I took a few minutes to mentally go around the room and think about each of you. I tried to assign a word to each of you to describe your best attributes. Here’s…