by George Goens | Nov 6, 2018 | Bookshelf, Education, Leadership, Life, Other, Politics/Society, Relationships
“You cannot be civil with a political party that wants to destroy what you stand for, what you care about.” Hillary Clinton’s advice is exactly what you should not do when confronted by incivility, name-calling, disrespect, and bullying. Incivility...
by George Goens | Oct 30, 2014 | Accountability, Education, Leadership, Life, Other, Politics/Society, Relationships
Most leaders and organizations focus on the head and ignore the heart of leadership. Actually, successful leaders “know” in a variety of ways if they are fully aware. Certainly we learn cognitively. The skills of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation are important. But...
by George Goens | May 12, 2014 | Accountability, Education, Leadership, Life, Politics/Society, Relationships
Golf clubs. Diamonds. Ink pens. Watches. Sunglasses. Clothes. We are familiar with quality products that genuinely produce what they advertise. They are authentic, reliable, and have track records and performance to match their advertising. They are the real McCoy...
by George Goens | Jan 12, 2014 | Accountability, Education, Humor, Leadership, Life, Other, Politics/Society, Relationships
Two infamous streets in New York City — Wall Street and Madison Avenue — have had tremendous impact on the United States and the world. The interesting thing is that the fundamental values of both concern self-interest through marketing and profits. A...
by George Goens | Jan 6, 2014 | Accountability, All, Education, Humor, Leadership, Life, Other, Politics/Society, Relationships
“This too shall pass.” When we are in the dumps, we’ve all heard this advice from someone: hang on, don’t worry, this too shall pass. We don’t seem to realize that nothing is permanent. When we are young and entering adulthood we stupidly...
