by wiadmin | Nov 11, 2020 | Leadership
The word “veteran” means someone who served in the military. But it also means someone who has had long experience. Service in the military does not begin as an experienced soldier but rather as an anxious, naive, and lowly recruit. A recruit has no rank,...
by wiadmin | Sep 22, 2020 | Leadership
True confession: I am a huge Queen fan. And, one of my favorite songs is their “I Want it All.” The Brian May lyrics convey an assertive search for a dream come true. The message of the singer is a pronouncement that says: I gave in to external events along the way to...
by wiadmin | Aug 18, 2020 | Customer Loyalty
Alice (of Alice in Wonderland fame) had a very vivid imagination. Had she been on the job market today, she would have no doubt been sought by Pixar, Google or Amazon. If you read Lewis Carroll’s classic you know the colorful adventures of Alice’s wonder...
by wiadmin | Aug 11, 2020 | Customer Loyalty, Leadership
As a young boy, I spent about as much time at my grandparents’ home a quarter mile away as I did at my own. We lived in the country and a rural highway separated our houses. Sometimes, I stayed with my granddaddy after sundown and had to walk home in the dark. As a...
by wiadmin | Jun 9, 2020 | Customer Loyalty
It started and ended with wine and cheese on the veranda overlooking a manicured lawn. The black gardener had just finished mowing the lawn before the six ladies arrived in their luxury SUVs. In the middle of their chit-chat about the country club menu and the...
