“No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it.” — Andrew Carnegie. As a former executive and as a business consultant I have worked with many companies and their leadership. Outside of my professional work, I…

Fear of Death “I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it.” — Mark Twain I remember being at my grandparent’s apartment and suddenly bursting into tears. It suddenly hit me how old…

“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.” ― Ernest Hemingway I read business materials extensively in order to get different perspectives on various issues. In doing so, I am astounded to see the number of articles talking…

Unhappiness “For just one second, look at your life and see how perfect it is. Stop looking for the next secret door that is going to lead you to your real life. Stop waiting. This is it: there’s nothing else. It’s here, and you’d better decide to enjoy it or…

Maybe YES or Maybe NO “You are not the determiner of Quality. You are the conscience of Quality”. That is what I was told by an executive VP of my company as we were discussing my Quality role with the company. It all started when I took over as the…

Firing Someone “It’s not the people you fire who make your life miserable. It’s the people you don’t.” ― Dick Grote, Discipline Without Punishment: The Proven Strategy That Turns Problem Employees into Superior Performers As I teach in my Project Management Class, a manager should try his or her best…

Regrets, I’ve had a few. But then again too few to mention I did what I had to do. I saw it through without exemption. I planned each charted course Each careful step along the byway. …

Growing Old “Just ’cause there’s snow on the roof doesn’t mean there’s not a fire inside.” ― Bonnie Hunt Suddenly, you find that you cannot go to sleep at night. You are wide awake, staring at the ceiling or anything else that you can see in the dark. It has…

“Make improvements, not excuses. Seek respect, not attention.” ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart Too often we just accept the way things are. We may hate our boss and our job and yet we trundle into work every day to face what we proclaim to hate. Or…