Archive for December, 2006

98 years young

December 30th, 2006

I grew up hearing my grandfather play the harmonica. I learned how to play it myself, largely by watching and taking tips from him. He is musically illiterate, but can he play a harmonica! He is soon to be 98 years old and as I visited him in the nursing home this […]

Go with your strengths

December 29th, 2006

Most of us have been programmed for years to “improve our weaknesses.” We tend to focus on what is wrong or what we do poorly and expend a good deal of energy trying to change. At some point you may have realized how hard that it. In fact, it is not just […]

The Great Discriminator

December 28th, 2006

Imagine two managers in equal positions in your organization who perform at significantly different levels. Chances are these two managers have IQ’s that are within a few points of each other. If they have completed college, they probably have an IQ of 110 or higher. If they have completed graduate education they […]