If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could then better judge what to do, and how to do it. –Abraham Lincoln
Abe asked two very important questions we should answer when deciding what to do and how to do it:
Do you know where you are?
Do you know where you’re going?
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As I observe the early days of a new era in governance, one that increases the role and authority of government regulation and central planning, I am saddened. I am saddened by the foreseeable consequences of constraining innovation and reinvention that are necessary to succeed, even survive, in this complex multi-polar world. I am saddened because most regulation is earned. It is earned by the guilty and implemented onto the innocent as a general rule. Leadership and stewardship gave way to greed, discarded integrity, illusionary value creation, and the uncontrolled behemoths that emerged in this interconnected virtual business landscape. Algorithms replaced decisions and the perversion of the foundations based on earning and affording what you own turned the American dream that I have lived as a naturalized American into a nightmare that has not yet ended.
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Have you ever been part of something really remarkable? I mean, something that changes you inside and out, and makes such a difference that it becomes a big part of the tapestry of your life? Have you experienced it more …
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Ever wonder how much impact decisions and choices have? Call it Chaos Theory or the Butterfly Effect, as time’s arrow moves forward, each event is a fork in the road. In our enterprises, these forks precipitate a cascade of events …
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“Values” is a word that I hear often. I hear it when people read from a wallet card they keep. I read it from organizational documentation and hall posters, often completing a trilogy with vision and mission, the three amigos
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Have you ever been completely surprised by an audit finding? Someone from outside your area discovered a condition that was always there for you to see, but you were blind to it. When it was all over, that is, you …
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This tempestuous business environment has rained on many of us … more like drenched for some. The umbrellas that jobs and careers provided have been lost, torn or broken for so many. Lots of pundits and economic prophets are more …
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“The “ordinary” event can be dealt with by routine – a procedure established in advance of a given eventuality. Energies are freed for dealing with the unexpected or creative acts.” HENRY A. KISSINGER. Wow! So clear, simple, on point, so …
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