There are two ways to make a lot of a little: one is a joy to behold, the other is everyone's nightmare. Allow me to explain. My sons and I saw STOMP at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta yesterday afternoon. What a show! I've never seen so much done with so little. Trash cans, barrels, …
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From Coarse to Fine
I stumbled across an interesting thought while giving some thought this morning to two of my favorite forms of exercise, pilates and horseback riding. It became clear to me that both of these activities measure progress in similar ways: advancement requires increasingly less coarse or jerky movement. In fact, greater control translates into finer movement …
A Personal Declaration of Excellence
The day before the ratification of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress 234 years ago must have been filled with incredible anticipation. Thomas Jefferson, a delegate to Congress at the time, submitted five hand-written copies that were modified, particularly in relation to slavery, before being approved. Only two original fair copies remain: one …
Shortcut or Efficiency?
Shortcuts are never advisable but the most efficient path always is. No doubt we've all been humbled by a shortcut that turned into the long way around. Shortcuts, the attempt to skip over critical elements in a process to achieve the end more quickly, always results in a compromised foundation. The various stakeholders in the recent oil …
Brevity is the Soul of Wit
Mastery in any activity is revealed when the doer makes the action seem effortless. I have seen mastery revealed in many areas of human activity - in the kitchen, on the sports field, in the theater, in the classroom - and the signature qualities of one who has mastered his art are grace and poise. …
How to Weather an Economic Storm in Small Business
Finally, stay positive. Motivate. Encourage. Take heart yourself. These downturns have happened before and they will happen again. As interminable as they may seem, these periods in history come and go and have never proven historically to be permanent. If anything, redirect the energy that you would waste on worry, fear, panic, blame or regret to more productive pursuits, such as creative thinking, rallying the troops, refining and simplifying work flow and so on.
Gregory Hake 