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Index of People Featured in Stories of Excellence

December 27, 2013

Thank you to everyone featured in this year’s Stories of Excellence. You made a real difference. Cheryl Andrus (2 stories) Don Bailey Sandy Blondino Dave Boede John Dahlin John Evans Martha Felt Janet Frasier Terry Hostek Spencer Kirk (6 stories) Richard Kuhn David LeCheminant (2 stories) Jamie Lewis LeAnn Mason Dr. John Murphy Alan Reighard […]

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The Coattail Strategy

December 27, 2013

It is apropos that this Christmas season I write of the best and perhaps only sustainable business strategy available to man. It’s the coattail strategy. Like those who accept Christ’s matchless grace gift of eternal life, not earned or deserved, but based only on Him and His work on the cross, so are successful business […]

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Sound Business Decision-Making: Are You a Brawn or a Brain Thinker, and How to Avoid Analysis Paralysis

November 7, 2013

I saw a headline yesterday and it got me to thinking. It read: “How to Implement an Effective Decision Management System”. Yes, the content is about automation and decision management, but my first thought was: “Ahh, if only there was a system by which business individuals could make sound, decisive decisions.”   Decision-making and the […]

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“First and second, one out.” or What We Can Learn from Mariano Rivera’s Last Game

October 23, 2013

The World Series starts today, but my mind is still on Mariano Rivera’s last game. Typical Yankees fan? Maybe. Typical pitcher and manager? No. It was a momentous occasion, looked forward to throughout the season. Celebrated from city to city, stories told, gifts bestowed on the greatest closer of all time. So, you’d think Girardi […]

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On Mentorship: Every Leader is a Mentor, Whether They Know it or Not

August 6, 2013
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Joe Girardi said in yesterday’s press conference that everyone should be a role model, a mentor. That’s no small expectation. People, all of us, have many flaws. To be a mentor, at least one with some positive impact, takes a fair amount of self discipline not to mention generosity and genuine caring for others. The […]

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