There is no such thing as a free lunch
One of these days, I need to write down some life lessons for Kate and Briggs. When they leave for college (both on scholarship, mind you), I’ll hand ...
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Banish the fog!
Organizations are funny things. At NAFCU, there are only 70 or so of us. You’d think that communication among such a manageable group of people would be easy. ...
Respect the arena
Last year, someone shared this quote from President Theodore Roosevelt with me. “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, ...
Planes, armor and survivorship bias
My boss, Dan Berger, shared the following post on LinkedIn. I love history, so the story caught my eye. And I wondered – how many lives did this gentleman save?. ...
The blessing of impending doom…
All companies do well. Until they don’t. Most companies form around an idea. That idea solves a problem. And people will pay for that idea. But time marches ...
There’s no such thing as just a janitor
There may be a movie someday about Richard Montañez. I wouldn’t bet against it. If you’ve eaten a Flamin’ Hot Cheeto, you have him ...
Letting it go
It is easy to smile when you’re winning. When the ball bounces your way. Success puts a skip in your step. You have an extra dose of patience, ...
Turning off the auto-pilot on emails
How many emails does your organization send out automatically? Probably quite a few. Usually, the emails try to be informative. Clear. Often they are a bit boring. And fail to ...