Tag: leadership

  • Sales – It’s Not Just Selling

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    “One little person, giving all of her time to peace, makes news. Many people, giving some of their time, can make history.” – Peace Pilgrim Hi Everyone, As some of you may know, my Mom is not in good health and I’m spending some time with my family right now. If you need anything while…

  • Tahzoo Promise

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    “There are three groups of people with respect to empowerment, those who get it, those who would really like to get it, and those who probably will never get it.” – John Nordstrom Hi Everyone, Thank you for your time on Monday. This is the first in a series of letters that will outline my…

  • Strive for Positivity

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    “Be appreciative, optimistic and positive about life.” – Maggie Thompson Hi Everyone,  I read a quote this week that really stuck with me by Ralph Marston, “Being positive in a negative situation is not naive. It’s leadership”. I am generally an optimistic person; I believe everything happens for a reason. Although I may not immediately see…

  • Trickle Charging

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    “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”– Sir Winston Churchill Hi Everyone,  The trickle charge – I have a love of motorcycles; I’ve had many different bikes over the years. I am particularly enamored with Italian bikes. When I was a teenager I would buy old motorcycles,…

  • Traditions

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    “Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.” – Gustav Mahler Hi Everyone,  24 or 25 years ago, (this is still a matter of debate), I started hosting a holiday lunch for my buddies. We have maintained the core group the entire time; there have been some interlopers over the years and…

  • Balanced Diet

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    “You can’t control everything. Sometimes you just need to relax and have faith that things will work out. Let go a little and just let life happen.” – Kody Keplinger Hi Everyone,  I hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving.    I’ve been talking to my 13-year-old daughter about her media consumption and the importance of a…

  • Winning the Week

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    “Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.” – Zig Ziglar Hi Everyone, I was talking with Dave Sterenberg the other day and he was talking about how he and his team have started a thing called “Winning the Week”. In pursuit of their goals, they identify…

  • Gratitude

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    “Gratitude is more of a compliment to yourself than someone else.” – Raheel Farooq Hi Everyone, I am sure many of you are preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving. I’ve been reflecting upon the impact of gratitude in our day to day lives – both personally and professionally Our HR team had a long-standing practice of sharing…

  • Creating Habits

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    Hi Everyone, The following is a Desk of Brad from the past, but I’d like you to take a moment to reflect on the message again. You’ll see the importance of how to “re-look” at things as a habit… I thought it would be a good idea to share my perspective and some thoughts around the…

  • Tame and Wicked Problems

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    Hi Everyone, Every week we send a Desk of Brad to each of you, I don’t remember exactly when we started this, sometime shortly after our acquisition of the Dutch business, but it’s been at least four or more years ago. We have never missed a Friday DOB, not once, not ever. It’s a commitment…