Usable Insight – Don’t Panic!
first seen at: basil and spice! When you focus on what needs to be done today and just do it, you stop being afraid of what might happen tomorrow. -Bob Eckert, CEO and Chairman, Mattel Bob Eckert, the...
View ArticleThe Final Debate –“Mad” Dog vs. Cool, Calm and “Elected”
first seen at: by Mark Goulston Do you own a dog? Do you own a show dog? If you owned a show dog, you would probably know the term “fearful aggression.” It occurs in tightly wound dogs that growl when...
View ArticleUsable Insight – Outta sight leadership
Management is about doing what can be seen and executing it well; Leadership is about envisioning what can’t be seen that spontaneously enrolls people to make it happen. - Ivan Rosenberg, CEO,...
View ArticleUsable Insight – Feeling Uptight? Try this
“When I was dropping you — my baby boy – off to leave for college, I was very upset. Then I saw a mother dropping her son off to go to Vietnam. I knew I would see you in a few months; she didn’t know...
View ArticleUsable Insight – Memorial Day, 2009 – Sacrifice Repaid
First seen at Huffington Post The opposite of selfishness is not generosity, it’s sacrifice. Selfishness ———-> Generosity ———-> Sacrifice Last Memorial Day, television actor and Marine Hugh...
View ArticleUsable Insight – It’s Okay to Be a People Pleaser
Being a “people pleaser” is not the problem, it’s being a people pleaser to takers who don’t give back, or even say, “Thank you.” My wife used to tell me that I gave away my time and effort much too...
View ArticleUsable Insight – Who’s Got YOUR Back?
Also seen at Basil and Spice What would it mean to your life if instead of worrying about who is going to put a knife in your back you had people who had your back and refused to let you fail? To hear...
View ArticleUsable Insight – Don’t Confuse a Narcissist with Asperger’s Syndrome
Jason Calacanis: “So are hard driving founders narcissists?” Dr. Mark Goulston: “If anything they’re more like people with features of Asperger’s Syndrome.” - from “This Week in Startups” and Twist...
View ArticleHow to Earn Forgiveness and Rebuild Trust After Betrayal
To err is human, to take full responsibility for it, face and pay all the consequences, is divine We and Tiger Woods may never know why he did what he did? It’s unclear if we or Bill Clinton ever...
View ArticleUsable Insight – Papertrain Problem Relatives for the Holidays
As heard at: Papertrain Your Problem Relatives for the Holiday compliments of: An ounce of flattery will get you a well behaved guest. Do you have any relatives or friends that ruin everyone’s time on...
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