Sometimes, there are just too many quotes to pick one. This week, I’m sharing several of them with you. Each of them is provocative, so take a moment to consider their meaning for your life, particularly in the workplace. Winston...

Marc Andreessen, general partner of Andreessen Horowitz, speaks at a technology conference in San Francisco, June 14, 2016. Each week, we’ll ask a question to get your best idea on a particular topic. The following week we’ll share your best...

This quote, among the many in best-selling The Oz Principle by Craig Hickman, Tom Smith, and Roger Connors, hits the nail on the head: “The majority of people in organizations today, when confronted with poor performance or unsatisfactory results, immediately begin to...

Go Back to Sword Tips Newsletter | Jan 27, 2022 As you know, there are constant distractions that prevent us from achieving our objectives in a given day. Too frequently, they join forces to prevent us from finding time to...

Accountability comes up as one of the top 3 issues on the minds of CEOs in almost every conversation I have with them. They know, deep in their bones, that unless they build an organization that embeds this elusive concept...

If you don’t take time to think, someone else will do the thinking for you … maybe your competitors. If you're going to Become a More Effective Leader, you need to make time to do the things ONLY YOU can...

I don’t think I’ve ever sat with a CEO or senior leader when the subject of Accountability didn’t come up. Usually, as a complaint that goes something like … “Why aren’t my people get more done and doing what I...

Go Back to Sword Tips Newsletter | Jan 27, 2022 If you’re ready to dig into a new series that will last, I think you’ll love the Penn Cage series from Greg Iles. If you want to read the entire series,...

Go Back to Sword Tips Newsletter | Jan 27, 2022 Airline travel is dicier these days and for a lot of reasons. Here’s a summary of your rights as a passenger that you need to know.

During the pandemic, all of us may have set a record for Diversion TV as we hunkered down at home and stayed off the streets. Last week I share with you six of my favorite “regular series” from 2021. This...

Each week, we’ll ask a question to get your best idea on a particular topic. The following week we’ll share your best tips. This Week’s Question: In the course of a day, we all use a lot of apps and...

Christ Stapleton has sung about Whiskey, Weed, Women, Love & Heartbreak and it doesn’t get more country than that. Nothin’ but a lot of fun and great music. He also closely follows one of my favorite mantras: “Be Yourself. Everyone...