Since it’s the 4th of July, I want to wish everyone who is celebrating the holiday a…

Happy

Independence

Day!!!

In honor of the holiday, I decided to look back at some insights from a couple of our founding fathers.

Let’s start with a quote from John Hancock:

There’s only so many priorities that you can fund. What you choose to target, you need to win.

Here’s a quote from Samuel Adams:

Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason

My take: John Hancock points to an important concept — focus — which is something I spoke about in a post about Mayor Booker from Newark, NJ and in a post called Leadership Lesson: Less Is Better.

Samuel Adams’ quote talks about the need for empathy, which is critical when dealing with customers and employees. This quote from the Cleveland Clinic captures the essence of how to think about your customer interactions: ”The patient is not only an illness, he has a soul.”

When it comes to employees, this is a clear call for companies to focus on their corporate culture, which is why the first management imperative listed in my free eBook is ”Invest In Culture As A Corporate Asset.” 

The bottom line: Enjoy your 4th of July!

“Is that all there is?” Saracuda resigning and trying to be taken seriously once again? I have never in my life seen anyone in public life so shallow, self absorbed and unprepared for the work she does, let alone aspires to. There is a great post at Progressive Alaska. The Vanity Fair article is even more interesting and revealing…

The good folks at Mudflats also weigh in and they are the best there is for AK politics.

Hopefully this will be the last act of this idiot…but something tells me that she isn’t smart enough to stop making a fool of herself.

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