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“Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.”
I saw this quote by Gordon B. Hinckley and it literally grabbed me behind the ears and pulled me in. You see I’ve been attempting to develop a couple spots in my yard and hopefully one day be able to say that I have a garden and am gardening. After a months holiday (December 2011…
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People are NOT your most Important Asset. The RIGHT people are!
Published in the Business Newsday Thursday May 10th 2012 “Despite all our gains in technology, product innovation and world markets, most people are not thriving in the organizations they work for. They are neither fulfilled nor excited. They are frustrated. They are not clear about where the organization is headed or what its highest priorities…
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The Last Remaining Competitive Advantage
Whenever the economy is volatile – businesses tighten their belts. This is a good thing. In better times there is a tendency to not look too hard at what is being spent. There’s more money to go around and many activities get the ‘ok’ from top management. When things are tight however, immediately the ‘luxury’…
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“Oh no they can’t take that away from me…”
Today I needed to get a very simple job done: cut and make square a small piece of ply so that I could have an ‘armchair-makeshift-table’ to work on in lieu of sitting at a desk. While waiting on the craftsman I had a look around his shop. In one corner was a huge bass…

