Posts Tagged ‘Thriving’

“I learned to embrace risk, as long as it was well thought out and, in a worst-case scenario, I’d still land on my feet.”
– Eli Broad
Great ventures not only have basic plans to start them on a great course for their journey but they also develop master plans for ultimate success early on in their [...]

If you have been listening to any of the news reports the last few days, you have heard references to a 20% to 30% chance of a Double-Dip Recession. What does that mean? It means things could to get worse again before they get better!
Last fall, Jim Collins presented at the Gazelles Growth Summit and discussed the [...]

Think back two years in time.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average was near its all time high at 13,058 and US unemployment was at a modest 5.50%.  You may or may not have been working in your current job or company but you were probably doing alright given your level of experience and education.  Things [...]

The new book, Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements, by Tom Rath and Jim Harter was just released and it reveals the five components to a thriving life.  These five components are no surprise but the distinctions that have come from Gallup’s 50 years of research on a life well-lived are important to note.
The five components [...]

Change and complexity, in both our work and personal lives, is increasing at accelerated rates with each passing day.  Thus, we not only have to be grounded in great personal and work habits but our habits much evolve and improve to deal with the accelerating change and complexity.  Otherwise, the accelerating change and complexity will [...]

This recession has been tough and the recovery is progressing very slowly.  This turbulence that we have experienced over the last 18 months has led to many struggles and challenges in all sectors of the economy.  These struggles and challenges have come in waves.  Your sector and position in that sector determined which wave felt [...]

We just launched a new decade so it provides everyone a great opportunity to view their challenges from a different perspective.  In 2009, Suzy Welch published a highly praised book, 10-10-10, that discusses the idea of living with the decade in mind when making all our important decisions.  She also points out that we should [...]

Today is a sad day in Columbus, OH as we mourn the loss of a very special person who has survived and thrived with an abundance of grace during the last 11 years.  Stefanie Spielman lost her battle with cancer yesterday and many people are suffering from broken hearts today.  She has touched so many [...]