UNO!
The Power of One — Uno — in business should not be under-appreciated. While “One and Done” is a decidedly bad idea when it comes to navigating business processes (www.billdellecker.com/blog/one-and-done), Uno provides the focal point for these efforts: It only takes Una Idea / One Idea to provide the seed for the next great business. […]
Lucky and good
There’s a popular saying that “it’s better to be lucky than good”. My view, however, is that “it’s best to be lucky and good!”. Just ask Aric Almirola, winner of the rain-shortened Coke 400 at the Daytona International Speedway this past weekend. He put the #43 Air Force car of Richard Petty Motorsports in Victory […]
Culture in the Cockpit
I just had one of those fabulous “dream client” experiences that make it all worthwhile. It was the sort of interaction where you hear that they not only love your work, but they use words like “strategic partner” during the conversation and openly discuss their Vision for the future. When you’re in the business of […]
My Brain on Business
I spend lots of time thinking about business; that even includes occasionally dreaming about it. The Art of Business absolutely fascinates me; I’m amazed at the power of what a talented group of people can accomplish by working together in an environment of mutual respect and trust. That’s why I began writing cultivation(s) nearly two years ago, […]
Are you “All-In”?
That All-Important Question is the one every leader, aspiring leader and team member must answer. The question can be applied to any aspect of life, from personal relationships to spiritual, but in this context I’m asking in a business context. The very term “All-In” implies 100%, not “mostly”, “substantially”, “typically” and certainly not “occasionally”. All-In […]
Five Million Hours
The average full-time employee works 2,080 hours in a year. To work five million hours would require just over 2,400 years; that sounds like a very long time and an impossible feat for a mere mortal. You can only dream about it, but try to picture just how long that seems…Now consider working for 2,400 years […]
Lessons from Justice
You can learn a lot from a good dog. Justice was a greyhound and a fine dog at that. For the first few years of his life, he lived in a kennel and he raced. Very Fast. When he became a step slow, however, he was suddenly “retired”; that was when he joined my family […]
Reunion
We spend the majority of our time focused on what’s in front of us, as we pursue building the lives and careers that we desire. In fact, that focus is the first essential ingredient in making progress. Every now and then, however, it pays to pause and reflect on how you arrived at this particular […]
More than a Job
Good people will join a company for a job, but they will only stay for opportunity. Creating opportunity typically depends upon growth, but growth only occurs when the right elements are in place and in the right balance. Interestingly, those elements are dependent upon the very things that existing employees can do daily to create […]
A Decision to Grow
Recently I’ve shared my thoughts about building relationships, the kind where a long history of consistent, reliable performance results in a high degree of trust. I’m fortunate to have such a trusting relationship with a professional advisor and friend who can always be counted on for great advice, insight and enjoyable conversation. We have something […]