Nov 6, 2015 | Business, Leadership, Marketing, Organizational Leadership
Sowing and reaping are such important principles to grasp and believe in when you are leading. In fact, I believe they are the fuel in the engine of moving anything or anybody anywhere. But first you have to believe it works. If you have ever had a vegetable garden...
Oct 29, 2015 | Business, Marketing, Organizational Leadership
The older I get the more I realize how completely self-absorbed I am. It’s terrible. I say I am self-actualized, but often that is just a fancy hyphenated word defining the phrase “really accomplished navel gazer”. At some level starting ideaPraxy a...
Sep 30, 2015 | Business, Marketing, Organizational Leadership, Self Improvement
One of the things that I find difficult about putting myself out there – like in this blog – is that I am trying to impart helpful or motivational information to inspire and maybe even positively transform people’s lives and businesses. So I put my...
Feb 2, 2015 | Business, Organizational Leadership, Uncategorized
Who are they? They are your prospects and your past clients. They are your network and your industry contacts. Often the challenge of a small business or even a leader in a large organization is that when business is booming, we gladly leave behind the...
Jun 17, 2014 | Business, Organizational Leadership, Uncategorized
As a musician I get a kick out of those who approach me and say, “I wish I could play and sing like you.” Invariably I respond with a simple answer. “Start, take lessons, look up how to play on YouTube for free, it’s all there for the...
Apr 25, 2014 | Organizational Leadership, Uncategorized
One of the most difficult tasks in leadership is to fire people. Senior leaders are among the few with the authority to do it but, sadly, few of them exercise that authority – often to the detriment of themselves and their organization. I have fired my fair...