“But there are two basic kinds of professional, Harkness saw in a moment of self-congratulatory illumination. There’s the professionalism that does something well enough to earn a living from it. And there’s the professionalism that creates a commitment so intense that the earning of a living happens by the way. Its dynamic isn’t wages butContinue reading “Professionals come in two varieties…”
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The Monday Morning Quote #521
“Better is the enemy of”Good Enough” Voltaire
The Monday Morning Quote #520
“The more you fear missing out, the more you actually miss out.” Adam Grant From, “Pay It Forward: Why Generosity Is The Key To Success” LINK HERE
The Monday Morning Quote #519
“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” Michael Jordan
Herb Kelleher – Cheap can be cheerful
Herb Kelleher was the co-founder of Southwest Airlines, he died earlier this month. He had many attributes that I admire, not least of which was introducing a culture to the company where Southwest’s employees took themselves lightly but their jobs seriously. Kelleher had a simple philosophy, “A motivated employee treats the customer well. TheContinue reading “Herb Kelleher – Cheap can be cheerful”
Tea Pillow?
The renaming of what most of us would call a tea bag into a “Hand-Stitched Tea Pillow” smacks of a very long lunch in the marketing department. Nice tea though.
The Monday Morning Quote #518
“Plan for what is difficult while it is easy. Do what is great while it is small.” Sun Tzu
Cork Airport Hotel…the personal touch
I usually stay at the airport hotel because I have an early flight to the UK – or further. This time I had an evening meeting in Cork City and have a mid-morning flight today (snow permitting). It was a pleasure to find this card on my bed when I arrived yesterday. Better than chocolates.Continue reading “Cork Airport Hotel…the personal touch”
The Monday Morning Quote #517
“You will remembered, in the long haul, for the quality of your work, not the quantity of your work. No one evaluates Picasso on the number of paintings he churned out.” Tom Peters
Mary Oliver RIP
….Doesn’t everything die at last, and too soon? Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? Mary Oliver RIP From “The Summer Day”
The Incisal Edge 