One thing that hasn’t changed much in the last few years is the popularity of the topic of change. The popularity and relevance of the topic has remained strong because…
Category: Leadership
Life and Leadership Hinge on Optimism
Whether you are a leader or a follower, your performance (and level of enjoyment) in life hinge a lot on your world-view, specifically whether you see the glass as being…
The Beatings Will Stop When Everything is Rated a 10
Take a trip, make a major purchase, dine out, open a bank account, or just go to work, and the odds are good that you will soon be asked to…
Three Reasons You Should Have a Leadership Program
Why is the process of finding a leader–whether to backfill someone or to fill a new role–often treated as an isolated event rather than an ongoing process? With the cost…
Stephen Covey Got Us Talking About Leadership
A giant tree fell in the forest of leadership thinkers last week, with the death of Stephen Covey. I happened to be attending the annual convention of the National Speakers Association when…
A Little Less Hollywood and a Little More Mayberry
We note with sadness the passing this week of Andy Griffith, who though he earned his living in Hollywood, never seemed to forget where he was from. A visit to…
Leadership and the Queen
In the spirit of full disclosure, mine is a British-American family. My wife was born and raised in Scotland, and I’m the only member of our household who does not hold a…
They’ve Done it Again! Plamex Named Mexico’s Best Place to Work
https://contentedcows.com/blog/item/10-they-ve-done-it-again-plamex-named-mexico-s-best-place-to-work Felicidades are in order for our good friends at Plamex, the Mexican division of headset maker Plantronics. For the 2nd year in a row, the company, which employs more than…
Buffett doesn’t invest in things he doesn’t understand. Neither will your workforce.
On Friday, CNBC’s Becky Quick reported that multibillionaire oracle and investor Warren Buffett did not have plans to invest in Facebook, which is set for an initial public stock offering…
Good Leaders Don’t Make Others Pay for their Mistakes
Last night a bunch of us attended the touring version of the Broadway musical “Les Miserables” at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts here in Jacksonville. We planned an…