QUITTING is the Line of Least Persistence

Zig Ziglar is quoted as saying “Failure is the line of least persistence”.  I believe that is a challenging statement that rings of a great deal of truth.  But as my friend Bruce Hinson of Obedient Photography likes to say, “QUITTING is the line of...

Three Ways to Learn From Mistakes

There are three ways to learn from mistakes.  The best and easiest way is to learn from other’s mistakes.  The second is to learn from our own mistakes.  And the most painful way is to not learn from our mistakes.  And, of course, the irony is that we all we...

Don’t Shoot the Wounded

I remember a definition I once heard of auditors.  It was said that they came in after the battle and shoot the wounded.  (My apologies to all of the auditors out there.)   Recently the term came up again.  It was used in terms of a leader that comes in after the fact...

Training By the Glass, Not the Firehose

Effective training can be the lifeblood of an organization.  By training and developing your team members, you can drive greater success, increase accountability and build a stronger organization for the future.  However, most companies do training wrong.  I...