by Mark Edge | Jul 28, 2021 | Employee Productivity
Does taking risks offer a reward? Listen to what Thomas Watson, IBM’s first great leader, said, “Every time we’ve moved ahead in IBM, it was because someone was willing to take a chance, put his head on the block, and try something new.” It is hard to move...
by Mark Edge | Jul 27, 2021 | Employee Productivity
A brand is important. And the salespeople who represent the brand are critical as well. Tom Peters, in his book Thriving on Chaos, recounts an insightful story: Betsy Sanders Nordstrom captured the spirit in a talk to a group of technology executives: “How many of you...
by Mark Edge | Jul 26, 2021 | Employee Productivity
Thomas J. Watson, who led IBM to become a business juggernaut in the early 20th century, once offered this advice. “All the problems of the world could be settled easily if men were only willing to think. The trouble is that men very often resort to all sorts of...
by Mark Edge | Jul 21, 2021 | Employee Productivity
In 1964, the Buffalo Bills signed the first soccer-style kicker–Pete Gogolak. Until then, pro football knew only straight-on kickers. Soccer-style was practically anti-American. The pro football establishment howled at Gogolak’s signing, of course. Up...
by Mark Edge | Jul 20, 2021 | Employee Productivity
Has anyone got your back? Have you got the back of anyone? Believe it or not, this is an important subject. Peter Robinson, one of Ronald Reagan’s speechwriters, wrote about the time Reagan’s wife, Nancy, attended a dinner party without her husband. William Simon,...
