The Price of Fulfilling Your Dream

If you’re an entrepreneurial businessperson, you probably don’t need anyone to tell you to dream big. It kind of goes with the territory. The status quo simply doesn’t satisfy you. There’s a good chance that you’re inspired by others who are driven to do better as...

Are You Still Learning?

Recently there was in interesting article posted on the Harvard Business Review Blog Network that’s well worth a read. You can check out: The Best Leaders Are Insatiable Learners here. There was one thought in particular, however, that really caught my attention:  It...

Why It’s Worth It to Hire the Best

A couple of weeks ago I talked about the benefits of hiring “failures.” The emphasis, of course was not on hiring people who are failures, but people who learned from the experience of making mistakes and are stronger and better as a result. But there’s a flip side to...

Do You Have Your Business Priorities in Order?

As business professionals, we always have to balance priorities, and the more successful among us seem to be better at balancing those priorities than the rest. Is there a secret that the successful possess? How do they manage to do the right thing at the right time?...

How to Hire a Failure (And Why You Might Want To)

As a business leader you know how critical it is to hire the right people for the right positions in your company. Personnel decisions are some of the most important (and difficult) tasks business leaders face. It stands to reason that if you’re aiming for success,...