by Kevin Brimhall | Sep 22, 2011 | Leadership
"Let us suppose that we were asked for one all-purpose bit of advice for management, one truth that we were able to distill from the excellent company’s research. We might be tempted to reply, ‘Figure out your value system.’ Decide what your...
by Kevin Brimhall | Feb 16, 2010 | Motivation / Inspiration
The year was 2006. In April, my father died of prostate cancer after a very tough struggle, and I was having difficulty dealing with him being gone. He was only 70 years old. A month earlier, in March, Mildred, my favorite great-aunt, had also passed away. She was...
by Kevin Brimhall | Jan 25, 2010 | Leadership
It seems as though every business-related book, blog or speech these days is titled to emphasize the unique economic times that we are experiencing. Titles like: "Selling When the Economy Stinks", "Finding a Job in Turbulent Times", "Marketing...
by Kevin Brimhall | Sep 22, 2009 | Book Summaries, Organizational Excellence
Maxwell’s primary thesis in this book is that there is no such thing as business ethics – there’s only ethics. And that it is important to understand that "ethics is never a business issue or a social issue or a political issue. It is a personal...
by Kevin Brimhall | Aug 12, 2009 | Book Summaries, Personal Improvement
Note: This resource is part of our Moving the Bar in Your Career and Your Life, a unique approach to professional development series: My 3 Ps: Passion, Purpose, Potential. Click here to see the entire series. Last year, a friend and colleague of mine, Harvey Smith in...