I spent a while on a series of conference calls today. Some with clients, others with just vendors who would like to sell to those clients. It amazes me how wonderful every single one of their pitches sounded. Their products were capable of things that would have been unimaginable a few years ago and the costs to accomplish great things with them have plummeted. Pretty good, right? Of course, then came the pesky part – the Q&A – that seems to trip up so many folks. Continue reading
Category Archives: Reality checks
Your Big Toe
I was thinking about this quote this morning:
An army without leaders is like a foot without a big toe. And Sergeant Hulka isn’t always gonna be here to be that big toe for us. I think that we owe a big round of applause to our newest, bestest buddy, and big toe… Sergeant Hulka.
OK, it’s really the tail end of a speech and you’ve all probably seen Stripes enough times to recite it yourself, but for some reason it popped into my head and I wanted to pop it into yours.
We’d all fall over without them, and I don’t mean the ones on our feet. I mean the folks who provide the stability in our lives. The subordinates who make us look good, the friends who pick us up when we’re down, the loved ones who hug us until we feel better. Heck, as long as we’re appreciating appendages, let’s send some love to the bosses that recognize we have lives beyond work, dreams that work make possible, and treat us like humans, not employees.
So today’s brief note is nothing profound, just a thank you to all the big toes in my life and some encouragement to you to do the same to yours.
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Second Guessing
I hope you watched the USA/Canada hockey game last night. If you love the intensity of international sport played at the highest levels, it was the proverbial “must-see TV.” In my mind the only way the game could have been elevated to another level would have been had it been the medal round. But the preliminary round is where statements are made.
As someone who has watched a lot of hockey I can tell you that this was Stanley Cup playoff intensity and skill and it only is going to get better. Which is why I can’t understand why there is so much second guessing going on this morning and that provides some thoughts that are about both sport and business. Continue reading
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Consult Keith 