Proverbs 18

Words As a Weapon

2023-02-11T10:36:43-06:00July 25th, 2022|Tags: , , |

Winston Churchill was a complicated man with a colorful history. Although he had vast political experiences, his early years had many colossal failures which haunted him.  Yet, Churchill is famous today because of his accomplishments later in life. His courageous leadership led Britain and its allies to defeat Germany in World War II when victory seemed unlikely.   Although strategy ...

Two-Way Doors

2021-11-18T15:16:52-06:00August 2nd, 2021|Tags: , , |

Decision making is one of the most important roles of a business leader. In Inc. magazine recently, Jeff Bezos discussed one-way door decisions vs. two-way door decisions. One-way door decisions are decisions that are irreversible. Selling your business or quitting your job would be one-way door decisions. Two-way door decisions are decisions that can be revisited or modified later. When ...

Business Proverbs: Day 18 – The Long Tail of Gossip

2022-04-23T12:18:08-05:00May 18th, 2021|Tags: , , , |

Many years ago, I had an employee who told me stories of how other people in our building had criticized or slandered me. She was very convincing and specific. It began causing friction between me and a handful of people who had previously been friends of mine. Eventually, I discovered, through conversations with others, that her comments were blatant lies ...

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