Big Engine, Big Transmission
(This post was first published here on March 7, 2016.) Last week I shared with you how the Pareto Principle, or the 80/20 rule, has influenced my life. I promised that in this week’s posting I would share how the 80/20 rule has impacted our design and delivery of LEAD...
O-Rings and Marshmallows
Today's post was originally published here on February 29, 2016. One of my favorite philosophies for leadership is the Pareto Principle. I don’t think we talked about this principle in class so this may be a new topic to you. I want to explain this important concept...
Vision and the Need for Hopeful Belief
Frank Sinatra first sang the following words back in 1959: Just what makes that little old ant think he can move a rubber tree plant everyone knows that ant, can’t move a rubber tree plant But he’s got high hopes He’s got high hopes He’s got high apple pie in the sky...
Five-Minute MBA
(This post was first published here on October 26, 2015.) In my last post I shared that we now open our teaching on business acumen with the simple belief that value wins the day. I wrote that it is critical that business leaders understand the basics of business even...
How To Succeed in Business? Value Wins the Day
(This post was first published here on October 19, 2015.) I have a key belief that affects the way I live. I believe the basic premise of business is to bring real value to the world and then be compensated for that value, usually in the form of money. This is the...
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