Life Lessons Applicable to Business “When fate hands you a lemon, make lemonade.” Dale Carnegie, American writer and teacher Most of us have heard a story how someone had to deal with difficult situations (often referred to a “life’s lemons”) and was able to turn those lemons into lemonade. In Georgia’s early 1900s, cotton reigned—untilContinue reading “Lemonade:”
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The New Prescription:
Life Lessons Applicable to Business “The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” Marcel Proust, French novelist I recently went to the Eye Doctor and received a new prescription. As I looked through my updated lenses, I was amazed at how much sharper and clearer everything appeared. IContinue reading “The New Prescription:”
The Newspapers
“The little things? The little moments? They aren’t little.” Little things can have great impact. Several years ago, I read an article about the impact a small, kind gesture can have. Initially, I was skeptical. But after reflecting, I decided to test the concept myself. My small gesture was simple: while walking my dog, IContinue reading “The Newspapers”
No Parking Sign
Life Lessons Applicable to Business: The No Parking Sign “We must have courage to bet on our ideas, to take the calculated risk, and to act. Everyday living requires courage if life is to be effective and bring happiness.” – Maxwell Maltz There are no parking signs along one side of my street, restricting whereContinue reading “No Parking Sign”
Life Lessons Applicable to Business: the Tree’s Foundation
“Build a strong foundation and you can reach even the most unthinkable heights.” – M.J. Moores Friends of mine had a beautiful large tree in front of their home. It provided wonderful shade with gorgeous branches. The tree sat proudly complimenting their front yard. Unfortunately, harsh storms came along and blew the tree down. AsContinue reading “Life Lessons Applicable to Business: the Tree’s Foundation”
Life Lessons Applicable to Business: The Shower Curtain
“Excellent firms don’t believe in excellence – only in constant improvement and constant change.” – Tom Peters. American Author on business management practices Each year, Aldridge Kerr selects a theme for our insights. For 2025, our theme will focus on Life Lessons Applicable to Business. January’s insights will look back at a previous insight thatContinue reading “Life Lessons Applicable to Business: The Shower Curtain”
Looking in the Mirror: Continuous Improvement
“Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection.” …. Mark Twain This has been a year of reflection (pun intended) of looking in the mirror to identify where your organization does well, areas of improvement, and how to implement what you have discovered throughout this year. Hopefully, this has provided the framework to establish continuous improvementContinue reading “Looking in the Mirror: Continuous Improvement”
Looking in the Mirror: Defining Expectations Going Forward
“Excellence isn’t a one-week or one-year ideal. It is constant.” Michael Jordan, NBA Player If you embraced even some of what we have discussed in 2024 related to “looking in the mirror,” you will have gained substantial insights into what your organization does well and areas for improvement. In last month’s insights, we discussed theContinue reading “Looking in the Mirror: Defining Expectations Going Forward”
Looking in the Mirror: Impacting Change
“Perfection is not attainable but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” Vince Lombardi, Professional Football Coach As we discussed in our September’s insights, hopefully, you have “looked in the mirror” and prioritized the great input you have received from learning what your organization is doing well, learning from mistakes made, asking your CustomersContinue reading “Looking in the Mirror: Impacting Change”
Looking in the Mirror: Prioritizing Next Steps
“To succeed today, you have to set priorities.” Lee Iacocca, U.S. Automobile Executive In last month’s insights, you were encouraged to assess the data you have obtained as you “looked in the mirror.” Hopefully, from that assessment, you have identified some opportunities for improvement within your organization. The challenge now becomes determining your next steps.Continue reading “Looking in the Mirror: Prioritizing Next Steps”