I am going to share a tip with you that a gentleman who was once the top Life Insurance Salesman in the Country shared with me. It was something he thought of while he was still in high school. It was just a natural part of how he thought. But, it is contrary to the […]
Let’s face it, people are terrible. Obviously, I don’t mean all people. I think there are a lot of great people. In fact, there are a number of truly good-hearted people who are doing extraordinary work. Unfortunately, however, in the people business, and in leadership, sometimes, the under-performers and trouble-makers take up more than their […]
With the access to information and highly detailed maps and directions at our fingertips, we can only reflect back in time to try to feel what it must have felt like to not even know where you are on the planet. Prior to mass-scale printing, the vast majority of people did not even have a […]
Let me start by saying that I don’t think euphemisms are bad. Actually, I think they great. They help to anchor ideas into our minds, often constructive and helpful ideas. For a student of leadership, which we all should be, these hallmarks will and should remain with you as guideposts in your leadership throughout life. […]
The military completes an After Action Review (AAR) after every mission, even after training events and after stages of training events. It is an excellent tool for organizational and individual learning. An AAR is a formal or informal way to review an activity and all the elements that go into the activity against actual and […]
You and many of the things around you are influenced more by opinions than you realize, so we need to put opinions in perspective. Part of our philosophy at Pathfinders Institute is what we call, “Eyes Wide Open”. This is where we seek to remove your blind spots, so you can make more fully informed, […]
The amount of vitriol, crassness and even vulgarity in the public discourse is stunning. We see it in politics. We see it with simple news posts on social media. We see it with the lack of loyalty and haste to discard and even demonize college coaches when they are not winning. 20 years ago, you […]
The words Crass to Class(TM) serve as a catch-phrase for the ideology that everyone should apply to every reaction or response to the world around them. Any person who applies the principles of Crass to Class will find more success and develop into a better employee, a better friend, and a better person. Dale Carnegie […]
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