Author: Brad Heidemann
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Who Do You Want to Work With?
“You can’t teach employees to smile. They have to smile before you hire them.” – Arte Nathan Do they give you energy? I know we’ve been interviewing a lot of people lately. I was thinking about our clients and how helping them change corporate culture is hard. It’s not just that we invent strategies and implement systems,…
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Be Interesting by First, Being Interested
“Be fast, be first, but never be alone. Nothing can replace the value of teamwork.” – Farshad Asl Hi Everyone, I wanted to say thank you for all the feedback and thoughtfulness I received from many of you regarding last week’s Desk of Brad. Indeed, we are at the threshold of some very interesting times. Keep the…
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The Next Big Idea
“Growth is painful. Change is painful. But nothing is a painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong.” – Mandy Hale Hi Everyone, When we started Tahzoo, our tag line was Tahzoo “Driven by big ideas”. It was a way for us to communicate our ambition and the impact we expected to have on behalf of our clients. Aspirational for sure…
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Be Interesting by First, Being Interested
Hi Everyone, I wanted to say thank you for all the feedback and thoughtfulness I received from many of you regarding last week’s Desk of Brad. Indeed, we are at the threshold of some very interesting times. Keep the ideas flowing and continue to reach out to me with your thoughts and suggestions. I also appreciated…
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Work Hard, Play Hard by Prioritizing
Habit #7: Sharpen the Saw “Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.” – Steven Covey, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Ever notice how much work you can get done the week before you go on vacation? Isn’t it just a matter of focus and…
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Get Involved and Just Make Sure You Vote!
“In questions of power, then, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution.” – Thomas Jefferson I’ve intentionally made the Desk of Brad an apolitical forum. Living and working in D.C. over the last 20+ years has given me a perspective about how the government…
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Get Involved and Just Make Sure You Vote!
I’ve intentionally made the Desk of Brad an apolitical forum. Living and working in D.C. over the last 20+ years has given me a perspective about how the government runs and how politics intersects with policy. When I was working for Microsoft, one of my jobs was managing most of the Cabinet-level agencies. I became…
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Making Connections through Literature, Let’s Get Our Read On!
There is an old saying that “the difference between people is the books they’ve read and the people they’ve met”. As most of you know I enjoy reading very much. I still consider it reading if you listen to a book on Audible etc., (just to state my position on the topic). When I was…
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Making Connections through Literature, Let’s Get Our Read On!
“Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.” – Aesop There is an old saying that “the difference between people is the books they’ve read and the people they’ve met”. As most of you know I enjoy reading very much. I still consider it reading if you listen to a book on Audible etc., (just to…
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Relationship-Based Business
“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.” – Benjamin Franklin We are moving into our 10th year of being in business. It’s an exciting milestone and as I reflect on the last ten years; I am so proud of what we…