by Lisa Manyoky | May 11, 2013 | Blog
Let’s say you’re the brains of your operation. You’re the bright mind behind the monitor. Or the strategic wizard in the conference room. Or the innovative thinker in the lab. Naturally, you’re invested in the success of your product/service. And you believe no one...
by Lisa Manyoky | Mar 11, 2013 | Blog
Defined, “ivory tower” is seclusion or remoteness of attitude regarding real problems, everyday life, etc. When the executive leaders of a business isolate themselves from the daily goings-on of what it takes to keep their business flourishing, they set a tone of...
by Lisa Manyoky | Mar 11, 2013 | Blog
When I was a kid, I was playing with friends on my neighbor’s lawn. Toys—including a golf club and ball—were strewn all over the grass. In the flash of a moment, another neighborhood kid picked up that golf club, teed up the ball, swung with every bit of his strength...
by Lisa Manyoky | Nov 11, 2012 | Blog
It’s hard to believe a lightweight rope tied to a stake can confine an elephant to a small perimeter. A creature that weighs about 7,000 tons could pull that stake up in an instant and go wherever he pleases, yet the repetition of training teaches him he can only move...
