There’s a saying: “If you’re a fish, you don’t know you’re wet.” It’s obvious. When you don’t know anything but swimming and being immersed, you are wet all the time. You don’t know what being dry is like. Wetness doesn’t even become a thing. It just is. I have a new grandson. Ace was […]

“Culture is a competitive advantage.  A team with a great culture seems to have an extra layer of strength, tradition, resilience, belief and power that is hard to defeat. “Jon Gordon Can you put words to our culture?  How do you describe it to others? We are positive.  Positivity speaks encouragement.  Positivity believes that we […]

How resilient are you?  How well do you respond to the setbacks in life? I was listening to Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook talk about coming back from a tragic loss she experienced.  Her husband died of a heart attack while working out on a vacation.  She has young children and it has been a challenge […]

“When strength is the mission, hard is the standard and work is the requirement.  When comfort is the objective, easy is acceptable and effort is an afterthought.” –  Brian Kight. Another good thought from organizational consultant Brian Kight. “When strength is the mission” I heard very many years ago that successful organizations are strong, fast […]