The first virtue of all really great men is that they are
sincere. They eradicate hypocrisy from their hearts.
- Anatole France
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Friday, November 6, 2009
Inspirational Thought for the Weekend
Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.
- Anne Frank
Thursday, November 5, 2009
REFERABILITY
"Excellent service is not what you believe it to be, it's what your customer perceives it to be. And tells others." -- Jeffrey Gitomer
"Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them." -- W. Edwards Deming
"Don't concentrate on making a lot of money, but rather on becoming the type of person people want to do business with." -- Patricia Fripp
"If you roll out the red carpet for a billionaire, they won't even notice it. If you roll out the red carpet for a millionaire, they expect it. If you roll out the red carpet for a thousandaire, they appreciate it. If you roll out the red carpet for a hundredaire, they tell everybody they know." -- Patricia Fripp
"Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them." -- W. Edwards Deming
"Don't concentrate on making a lot of money, but rather on becoming the type of person people want to do business with." -- Patricia Fripp
"If you roll out the red carpet for a billionaire, they won't even notice it. If you roll out the red carpet for a millionaire, they expect it. If you roll out the red carpet for a thousandaire, they appreciate it. If you roll out the red carpet for a hundredaire, they tell everybody they know." -- Patricia Fripp
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Inspirational Thought for the Week
"An empowered organization is one in which individuals have the knowledge, skill, desire, and opportunity to personally succeed in a way that leads to collective organizational success."
Stephen Covey
Stephen Covey
Friday, October 30, 2009
Inspirational Thought for the Weekend
When all else is lost, the future still remains.
Christian Nevell Bovee
Christian Nevell Bovee
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Aaron Feuerstein's Malden Mills
I was privileged to share a platform this Monday morning with an entirely different kind of leader. I wish the heads of credit card operations in some of our major banks would take a look at this CEO, Aaron Feuerstein, in a 60 Minutes video. And to hear him on Monday describe in the simplest terms why good corporate citizenship must be rooted in a sense of personal values.
Not being illegal is nowhere near close enough.
Charles H.Green
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Just for laughs! (Is it?)
We spend our lives on the run: we get up by the clock,
eat and sleep by the clock, get up again, go to work
and then we retire. And what do they give us on retirement?
A clock.
- Dave Allen
eat and sleep by the clock, get up again, go to work
and then we retire. And what do they give us on retirement?
A clock.
- Dave Allen
Inspirational Thought for the Week
Just live the moment.
And whatever qualities and whatever talents you have, use them to the fullest.
Osho
And whatever qualities and whatever talents you have, use them to the fullest.
Osho
Workshop Meditation, Spirituality & Leadership
“In our culture, managers think that a fast decision is what counts. If the situation is new, slowing down is necessary. Slow down. Observe. Position yourself. Then act fast and with a natural flow that comes from the inner knowing. You have to slow down long enough to really see what’s needed. With a freshness of vision, you have the possibility of a freshness of action, and the overall response on a collective level can be much quicker than trying to implement hasty decisions that aren’t compelling to people.” (Otto Scharmer)
4 days retreat "Spirituality & Leadership, Introduction to Meditation", Lake Constance, Switzerland, Jan 6th - 10th, 2010. Visit www.langenecker.com for more information
4 days retreat "Spirituality & Leadership, Introduction to Meditation", Lake Constance, Switzerland, Jan 6th - 10th, 2010. Visit www.langenecker.com for more information
Friday, October 23, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Are You Really “In Control”?
The prevailing wisdom about leaders and successful people is that they are proactive and in control. I agree to the degree that proactivity is about initiating action and doing what one can to take responsibility.
It isn’t quite the same as being in control.
I read two newspapers a day, and I have yet to see an article on the front page that I directly affected or controlled (unfortunately I’m not a titan of industry who’s words and actions move markets or cultures). Many of the articles I read do, however, affect me. Sometimes their impact is small and sometimes significant.
So am I “in control?”
Being in control is most often about how one interacts with circumstances and events bigger than oneself. Anticipation and preparation help mitigate the outcomes of those forces beyond our power, but it doesn’t give us control over them.
I believe a better strategy than proactivity is interactivity. To understand this concept, consider a surfer. As you watch from the beach, you realize that the surfer didn’t create the wave, but he or she interacts with the wave to create the outcome desired. The more skilled the surfer, the more able they are to interact with different waves and create better outcomes. Skill is very important, but it doesn’t give the surfer control over the wave. Only Mother Nature can make a wave.
Neither you nor I control the movement of the stock market so we study and make informed decisions about how to best invest. We don’t control the weather but we choose the clothes to wear on a particular day. We can’t control how a prospect will react to our presentation, but we plan our responses to questions or objections. And when bad things happen–whether deserved or undeserved–we need to respond in the most appropriate way. We don’t control the event; we control our response.
Interactive is a more common and useful strategy than proactive. To the degree you can be proactive, by all means, be proactive. But understand that we are more often not in complete control and as such we need to be interactive to live and lead successfully.
Mark Sanborn
It isn’t quite the same as being in control.
I read two newspapers a day, and I have yet to see an article on the front page that I directly affected or controlled (unfortunately I’m not a titan of industry who’s words and actions move markets or cultures). Many of the articles I read do, however, affect me. Sometimes their impact is small and sometimes significant.
So am I “in control?”
Being in control is most often about how one interacts with circumstances and events bigger than oneself. Anticipation and preparation help mitigate the outcomes of those forces beyond our power, but it doesn’t give us control over them.
I believe a better strategy than proactivity is interactivity. To understand this concept, consider a surfer. As you watch from the beach, you realize that the surfer didn’t create the wave, but he or she interacts with the wave to create the outcome desired. The more skilled the surfer, the more able they are to interact with different waves and create better outcomes. Skill is very important, but it doesn’t give the surfer control over the wave. Only Mother Nature can make a wave.
Neither you nor I control the movement of the stock market so we study and make informed decisions about how to best invest. We don’t control the weather but we choose the clothes to wear on a particular day. We can’t control how a prospect will react to our presentation, but we plan our responses to questions or objections. And when bad things happen–whether deserved or undeserved–we need to respond in the most appropriate way. We don’t control the event; we control our response.
Interactive is a more common and useful strategy than proactive. To the degree you can be proactive, by all means, be proactive. But understand that we are more often not in complete control and as such we need to be interactive to live and lead successfully.
Mark Sanborn
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Inspirational Thought for the Week
Every moment is a golden one for one who
has the vision to recognize it as such.
- Henry Miller
has the vision to recognize it as such.
- Henry Miller
Friday, October 16, 2009
Inspirational Thought for the Weekend
What is wanted is not the will to believe,
but the will to find out,
which is the exact opposite.
- Bertrand Russell
but the will to find out,
which is the exact opposite.
- Bertrand Russell
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Your Perfect Teacher: Life
Many of us long to find a spiritual teacher or guru. We may feel unsure of how to practice our spirituality without one, or we may long for someone who has attained a higher level of insight to lead the way for us. Some of us have been looking for years to no avail and feel frustrated and even lost. The good news is that the greatest teacher you could ever want is always with you—that is your life.
The people and situations we encounter every day have much to teach us when we are open to receiving their wisdom. Often we don’t recognize our teachers because they may not look or act like our idea of a guru, yet they may embody great wisdom. In addition, some people teach us by showing us what we don’t want to do. All the situations in our lives, from the insignificant to the major, conspire to teach us exactly what we need to be learning at any given time. Patience, compassion, perseverance, honesty, letting go—all these are covered in the classroom of the teacher that is your life.
We can help ourselves to remember this perfect teacher each day with a few simple words. Each morning we might find a moment to say, "I acknowledge and honor the teacher that is my life. May I be wise enough to recognize the teachers and lessons that I encounter today, and may I be open to receiving their wisdom." We might also take some time each day to consider what our lives are trying to teach us at this time. A difficult phase in your relationship with your child may be teaching you to let go. The homeless person you see every day may be showing you the boundaries of your compassion and generosity. A spate of lost items may be asking you to be more present to physical reality. Trust your intuition on the nature of the lesson at hand, work at your own pace, and ask as many questions as you want. Your life has all the answers.
DailyOM
The people and situations we encounter every day have much to teach us when we are open to receiving their wisdom. Often we don’t recognize our teachers because they may not look or act like our idea of a guru, yet they may embody great wisdom. In addition, some people teach us by showing us what we don’t want to do. All the situations in our lives, from the insignificant to the major, conspire to teach us exactly what we need to be learning at any given time. Patience, compassion, perseverance, honesty, letting go—all these are covered in the classroom of the teacher that is your life.
We can help ourselves to remember this perfect teacher each day with a few simple words. Each morning we might find a moment to say, "I acknowledge and honor the teacher that is my life. May I be wise enough to recognize the teachers and lessons that I encounter today, and may I be open to receiving their wisdom." We might also take some time each day to consider what our lives are trying to teach us at this time. A difficult phase in your relationship with your child may be teaching you to let go. The homeless person you see every day may be showing you the boundaries of your compassion and generosity. A spate of lost items may be asking you to be more present to physical reality. Trust your intuition on the nature of the lesson at hand, work at your own pace, and ask as many questions as you want. Your life has all the answers.
DailyOM
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Inspirational Thought for the Week
Don’t confuse having less with being less, having more with being more, or what you have with who you are.
Noah Benshea
Noah Benshea
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