"No accurate thinker will judge another person by that which the other person's enemies say about him." ~ Napoleon Hill One of the challenges I face as a manager is to deal with the occasional tiffs that come up between people in relation to details at work. While "enemy" is a strong term in this …
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A Better Way
"Playing both ends against the middle" is an old saying that means trying to get opposing people or groups to fight or disagree so that you will get an advantage from them. It is a way of distracting the attention of others so that the one playing the ends can swoop in and take what …
Spirit of Joy
"Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served. But all other pleasures and possessions pale into nothingness before service which is rendered in a spirit of joy." ~ Mahatma Gandhi One of my chief responsibilities in my role as CEO is to do all that I can to inspire those …
A Firm Foundation
“Lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at you.” ~ David Brinkley In my life as I imagine would be the case in yours, I've had bricks thrown at me for things I've done wrong, things I've done right and for things I had nothing to do with. Bricks will be thrown …
The Web of Life
Nature has a way of transforming a dirty and drab world into a verdant garden each spring. Its capacity for renewal defies even the boldest imagination. Man has for ages sought to master nature, to subdue it with his intellect and to control it by means of his ingenuity. Whether his latest achievements are the …
Your Own Weight
"Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry his own weight, this is a frightening prospect." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt One of the greatest challenges to any business manager, civic leader, teacher or parent …
My Message
"My life is my message." ~ Gandhi What is your message to the world? Not your message today, for the moment, but your message, the one that clothes your reason for being here. You broadcast a message every day, whether you are conscious of it or not, through your living. Whether or not your broadcast …
The Inclination of Expectation
March is the Month of Expectation by Emily Dickinson March is the Month of Expectation. The things we do not know - The Persons of prognostication Are coming now - We try to show becoming firmness - But pompous Joy Betrays us, as his first Betrothal Betrays a Boy. March is here, which means that …
The Wrong Drummer
"It is the manners and spirit of a people which preserve a republic in vigour. A degeneracy in these is a canker which soon eats to the heart of its laws and constitution." ~ Thomas Jefferson I must confess a hidden predilection for the agrarian ideal and more specifically, a nostalgia for the simple virtue …
Energy, Discipline, Spirit
Managing people, like training horses or parenting, is all about harnessing energy and teaching discipline, while preserving spirit. The best managers, like the best trainers, possess a remarkable capacity for empathy and their high expectations are never lowered by sympathy. I have no doubt that there is a marvelous spirit resident within each and every …
Gregory Hake 