I heard an interesting speaker today. John Rivers is an entrepreneur from Orlando. He’s had two careers. The first was a high-profile career in pharmaceutical sales. He grew to be a CEO of a company with more than $2.5 billion in sales. He retired as a young man because he realized he was working more […]

Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. I was reading and listening to his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. In a less famous portion of the speech, King addresses a word I’ve been throwing about a good bit lately: “urgency.” He was speaking about the time for racial inequality to end. Here’s what he […]

Yesterday, I wrote about the idea of “gaining share” or “losing share” when it came to relationships. Several of you wondered about my use of “share.” Let me explain: In the example, “share” is a CEO talking about market share. He’s using a business term to speak about getting better or getting worse. If we […]

Most of you didn’t know Tim Murphy. When I moved to Bartow in 1981, Tim ran the local Chevrolet dealership.  In a small community like Bartow, you get to know folks and be known.  Recognizing me as a newcomer, he offered a friendly hand of welcome.  Learned my name.  Was always, and I mean always, […]