Tag: leadership

  • Reflect and Grow

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    “If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else.” – Chinese Proverb Hi Everyone, I’ve been thinking about how we need to be focused on growing…

  • Focus on Outcomes, not Outputs

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    “If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time.” – Zig Ziglar Hi Everyone, I’ve been working on our business development strategy and specifically how we qualify opportunities for Tahzoo. Our work needs to be centered around Outcomes not Outputs. What good is it, if our deliverables are on time and of good…

  • Are You a Chicken or a Pig?

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    “Software is a great combination between artistry and engineering.” – Bill Gates Hi Everyone, I am happy to be able to write all of you this week, the last couple of weeks have been tough for me. Thank you for your condolences, it means a lot to me. I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about…

  • 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…

  • 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…