The Power of Simplicity and the Pixar pitch. I delivered a morning devotional at a local business meeting recently. I wanted to share something that would really help people understand how important it is for a leader to speak in simple terms. I centered the talk on the Pixar pitch. Have you heard of…
Category: Culture
Letting Go
There is an ancient Egyptian proverb that says, “The marksman hitteth the target partly by pulling, partly by letting go. The boatsman reacheth the landing partly by pulling, partly by letting go.” It’s much the same with our lives. We can get a good start by pulling from the past with all its disappointments, regrets, and heartache, but after…
The Black Belts of Kaizen
Master the art of continuous improvement by bringing core values to employee evaluations. Part 2 of a 2-part series on making Core Values count in your daily business (check out part 1) Many people in business today have heard the term, kaizen. It’s a Japanese term that means, “improvement” or “change for the best.” In…
Life is Full of Circuses
If you want to change the world, don’t be afraid of the circuses. A circus was an extra two hours of workouts a SEAL trainee would have to do if they didn’t meet standards on their daily tests. McRaven talks of how those who consistently had to go through the extra circuses ended up being…
How to Get a Job (at Mavidea)
Here at Mavidea, I have done most of the first interviews for the last 5 years or so. Since Mavidea has developed a bit of a reputation for being such a great place to work I have gotten asked a few times to speak about how to get a job. I’ll cut to the chase…
