If you are given the chance to engage in a dialogue with an individual who has insight to offer, it is a gift. When you raise questions that are strategic and thought provoking, you will always benefit from the answers if you listen carefully. Joyce Brothers said: “Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.” Seek individuals who are worthy of your listening ear – and ask away.
After following many sports championships, I have made some noteworthy observations. While some people study the statistics of individual players, I look almost exclusively at the collaboration, coordination and cooperation of teammates. Specifically, I look to see if the teammates make sacrifices for each other. When a game really gets interesting for me is when [...]
I was speaking with a young man recently who has been following my blogs and studying my career track. He was new to the city and looking for some guidance. He laid out four opportunities that he was actively pursuing, then asked me for advice on next steps. My response was not what he was [...]
I’ve noticed that many of us are rapidly moving from one task, one project, and one event to another. We move like a high-speed train headed to our next stop. We don’t pause, and we surely don’t stop to notice our surroundings. I suspect you are like many, moving at a rapid pace because everyone [...]
Moonlighting: verb, “Having a second job in addition to one’s regular employment.” I was recently asked to provide some insights on starting a business while working fulltime and raising a family. My response? “It’s a dance, and you need to learn the steps to do it well.” Obviously, starting a business when you have a [...]
Last fall, I attended another class reunion. I was happy to see classmates that I had not seen for years. The event gave me the opportunity to catch up with some and reconnect with others that I had lost track of. One thing that I noticed at the reunion was that most of the people [...]
Most of us, at one time or another, suffer from the struggle to keep up with the Joneses. The house, the car, the education, the dream job, the luxurious vacations, the blissful marriage, the well-behaved kids with perfect teeth… We spend so much of our time and energy working hard to gain that next thing, [...]
I heard a statistic this morning that the unemployment rate is currently twice as high among those without college degrees compared to those with college degrees. The playing field is not level out there. Those with education have a brighter future as professionals and as tomorrow’s leaders. Because they are given more opportunities, they will [...]
I was recently asked to give a presentation on The State of African American Men. It is customary for me, during professional speaking engagements, to break down the beliefs we have held all our lives, those notions we have come to accept as truth. I do that because so many times, without our knowledge or [...]
I was recently asked how I overcame my fears of entrepreneurship back when I launched TechSoft Systems in 1983. I had a safe and steady job at Procter & Gamble at the time, and I was contemplating the unthinkable back when technology was a true unknown. For me, knowledge is empowering (I am not an [...]