The LeBron James’ debacle could have been easily avoided if he would not have tried to please everyone. That’s a good reminder for all of us, personally and professionally to avoid the same mistake. [more]
Newsletter: You Can’t Please Everyone
Aug 1, 2010 7:34:00 AM / by Tim McCarthy posted in Monthly Newsletter, Business & Entrepreneurship, Organizational & Operational Excellence
Book: A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life
Aug 1, 2010 6:34:00 AM / by Tim McCarthy posted in Creativity & Favorites
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life
Written by Donald Miller [more]
Quote: There is no limit to...
Aug 1, 2010 5:04:00 AM / by Tim McCarthy posted in Creativity & Favorites
"There is no limit to what a person can do who doesn’t mind who gets the credit."
Newsletter: Balancing the Three-legged Stool
Jul 15, 2010 7:32:00 AM / by Tim McCarthy posted in Monthly Newsletter, Professional Growth and Development, Organizational & Operational Excellence
All great businesses and organizations are built on three legs which must be equally balanced 1. decision rights, 2. incentives and 3. measurements. [more]
Article: Resistance in Meditation
Jul 1, 2010 11:12:00 AM / by Tim McCarthy posted in Learning and Knowledge
Written by Bill Morgan
Published: http://www.dharma.org/ij/archives/2002b/resistance.htm
Music: July 2010 Song of the Month
Jul 1, 2010 11:06:00 AM / by Tim McCarthy posted in Creativity & Favorites
July Song: Murder in the City
Artist: The Avett Brothers [more]
Story: The Profit in Nonprofit
Jul 1, 2010 9:19:00 AM / by Tim McCarthy posted in Learning and Knowledge
Written by Bethany Coates and Garth Saloner
Published: Summer 2009 by Standford Social Innovation Review
http://www.ssireview.org/articles/entry/the_profit_in_nonprofit/
Newsletter: The Truth, Well Told
Jul 1, 2010 7:30:00 AM / by Tim McCarthy posted in Monthly Newsletter, Professional Growth and Development, Business & Entrepreneurship, Communication & Relationships
Often our organizations have a good story, we just don’t tell it well. By building a process for getting our target audience to hear the best about us, we can gain donors/customers. [more]
Book: Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
Jul 1, 2010 6:36:00 AM / by Tim McCarthy posted in Creativity & Favorites
Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
Written by Atul Gawande [more]
Quote: You must be...
Jul 1, 2010 5:05:00 AM / by Tim McCarthy posted in Creativity & Favorites
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world."