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Practice

September 9, 2013

Amateurs practice until they get it right; professionals practice until they can’t get it wrong. [Originating source unknown] LOVE this! …

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Lies and Tiny Matters

April 29, 2013

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. ― Ralph …

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Ultimate Conquest

March 28, 2013

A king called together his three sons. “It is time for you to make your mark.” he told them, “Beyond our …

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My Singing Lessons

March 25, 2013

Her Majesty’s a pretty nice girl, but she doesn’t have a lot to say … I got up in front …

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Made To Stretch

March 18, 2013

The rubber band was made to stretch. When not stretched, it is relaxed; there is no tension, it just is …

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All That Had Gone Before

February 21, 2013

When nothing seems to help, I go and look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock perhaps a hundred …

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Not Simpler

December 10, 2012

“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” — Albert Einstein Let’s talk performance management. What; no? …

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The Maetta Vance Case

November 29, 2012

What do you know about Maetta Vance? If you know little to nothing, that might soon change. Maetta Vance sued …

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Running (for Your Life)

October 29, 2012

Every morning in Africa a gazelle wakes up.  It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion, or it …

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I Disagree. Now What?

June 28, 2012

It was 1985. I was about halfway through an initiative to drive productivity improvement in our trucking terminals.  I was …

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