Peace on Earth

"Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me."

"Be the change you wish to see in the world."

As I head out into the evening for church this Christmas Eve, I offer this wish for all:

...as you gather together with loved ones, to share the glad tidings of the Season, may you and yours feel comfort, joy and peace.

Posted by Terrence Seamon, 12/24/06

Comments

Anonymous said…
That's sage advice you give. Merry Christmas.
10:55 PM, December 24, 2006
Terrence said…
Hey Grammy,
Wecome to my blog and Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Regards,
Terry
11:10 PM, December 24, 2006
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Soft Skills vs Hard Skills?

Does the expression "soft skills" irk you or work for you?

Here is a little diagnostic:

In your business, does it matter how your reps treat your customers?

In your business, does it matter how your supervisors and managers treat their subordinates?

In your business, does it matter if your teams get along well?

Let me cut to the chase. Soft skills ARE hard skills.

They  are hard to master.

They are hard to beat when you have them.

And it will go hard for you when you don't.

This is true because your hard results such as production and profits, depend on them.

Terrence Seamon teaches soft skills to help his clients achieve success.
Read more

Does This Make Any Sense to You?

Image
A frazzled cowboy once said, "I'm so busy, I don't know if I found a rope or lost my horse." Clearly that dazed and confused cowboy is trying to make sense out his situation. How often, in your life, can you relate to that? Organizational psychologist Karl Weick wrote some very interesting stuff about human behavior and organization. In one piece, he wrote about a team of smoke-jumpers who were dropped by parachute into a major forest fire. Though highly trained, some things happened that they were unprepared for. As a result, they became disorganized and sadly most of them died. What happened? Weick wondered if there was a failure of sensemaking. Sensemaking is the process by which people give meaning to what they are experiencing. Weick's concept of  "sensemaking" refers to the mental process of interpreting and constructing the reality we find ourselves in. So defined, we are sensemaking pretty much all the time as we go about our daily lives. Most of…
Read more

The Way to Build a Better Company

On LinkedIn, consultant Jeffrey Deckman wrote: "The only way to build a better company is to invest in building a more capable workforce."  To which I said, Amen!  A company is its people. Deckman's statement leads to a question:  In today's companies, what are the key capabilities needed in the workforce? One of those key capabilities, in my view, is leadership. Leadership is not about level or title. It's about the capability an organization needs to mobilize energy in the desired direction toward success. Breaking this capability down into components, here are some of the most vital aspects of leadership. Character - Many thinkers, from Plato to Stephen Covey, have tried to distill the qualities of a leader. The key qualities, in my mind, are those that are most related to demonstrating leadership in an organization. Qualities like focus, being proactive, vision, commitment, respect, and caring. There are many more, I am sure. Character is vital to leadership b…
Read more