Author: Brad Heidemann
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Accountability and Compassion
“You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them.” – Shonda Rhimes I’ve been thinking about these two concepts a lot lately. They are often in juxtaposition with respect to someone’s performance as a teammate or an employee. There are times when each of us falls short, misses the…
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Help, I need somebody!
“Help, I need somebody!” There are lots of books about holding people accountable, oftentimes these books focus on the clarity of the responsibilities, measurement, or structuring conversations that cut through the excuses. Yes, these are all important things to focus on. What I don’t like about many of these books is that accountability is more…
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Consulting 101
“You’re alive, that means you have infinite potential. You can do anything, make anything, dream anything. If you can change the world, the world will change. Potential.” – Neil Gaiman Consulting 101 Over the past several weeks we have all been hustling to close and deliver new work. I cannot tell you how proud I am…
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Why before What
“Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.” -Franklin D. Roosevelt I’ve been talking with my daughter about a charity that she wants to start. She’ll be calling it boxes of hope, which is essentially boxes full of items that would benefit children in need. Toys, treats, and books. She is…
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Why before What
“Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt I’ve been talking with my daughter about a charity that she wants to start. She’ll be calling it boxes of hope, which is essentially boxes full of items that would benefit children in need. Toys, treats, and books.…
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Never Lose Alone
“Rest when you’re weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then get back to work.” – Ralph Marston I was enjoying listening to the classic rock band, The Doors last night. The is a great song named “I’ve been down so long” … The famous lyric from the song is; “Well, I’ve been down…
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Never Lose Alone
I was enjoying listening to the classic rock band, The Doors, last night. There is a great song named “I’ve been down so long” … The famous lyric from the song is; “Well, I’ve been down so very damn long that it looks like up to me”. It’s a great example of literary wordplay. As…
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Moving Offices
Today marks the last day that our headquarters will be at 1005 7th St NW, starting Monday we will be taking up residence in a different office space at 1015 7th St NW- located just down the block. Many of you may recall when we first got our soon to be former office space… we…
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Moving Offices
Today marks the last day that our headquarters will be at 1005 7th St NW, starting Monday we will be taking up residence in a different office space at 1015 7th St NW- located just down the block. Many of you may recall when we first got our soon to be former office space… we…
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The Power of Saying “No”
“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson From a two page BMW ad spread in Automobile Magazine: “The ability to say no to compromise is…