They will blame you if you are you so in love with your own strengths that you can't capitalize on the strengths of others on your team or in your organization.

People develop faith in you through your actions, not through your words of hope. Funny thing is, though, when others have faith in you, then your faith in yourself will grow.

The ability to say *yes* clearly or *no* firmly matters equally in your management role. Every day.

Decisions must be made. And because you must decide, even before all the perfect, pertinent information is available to you, you go with your gut. Big mistake.

What happens if you spend more than you earn? Sooner or later, you go broke. There is no magic to it.

Do you know what older people, like me, often say about life? That they are more likely to feel sorry for what they did not do. And less sorry for what they did. Or, as some kids would say, "Sorry, not sorry."

Apparently… I feel obliged to use the word “apparently,” because I struggle to believe that this report is true. Apparently, younger generations believe that punctuation is hostile. Specifically, they find full-stops intimidating.

Be wise with your knowing and with your not knowing. Occasionally say “I don’t know.” Even when you know. Then wait and listen.

Does what you learn change you? If your behavior does not change, then you learned nothing. It was not learning. It was just information gathering.

At this time of year, we wonder whether we’ve been good enough to expect a reward from the jolly fat man in the corner office. Which is why it’s a good time to remind you that expectations can influence behavior.