Category: Thayer Posts

  • Questions Propel, Statements Retard

    March 19, 2019
    Whatever the situation, QUESTIONS propel, STATEMENTS retard. If you are thinking about something, you will make better progress toward your…
  • Fend Off the Unimportant

    March 9, 2019
    You have to ferociously fend off the forces of default. Anyone on a path to making better organizations and a…
  • Beware of “Right” vs. “Wrong”

    March 3, 2019
    They usually add more heat than they do light. They are side-bar arguments that obscure the central issue. Things are “right”…
  • Your Inner Voice

    February 22, 2019
    Here’s a unique phenomenon: you talk to yourself…incessantly. So does everyone else. It is always unique because you are the only one who knows what…
  • Don’t Let What You Can’t Do Define What You Can Do

    February 16, 2019
    People who have abandoned themselves to mediocrity, or merely being average, do this all the time. What most people get…
  • Say What You Mean

    February 9, 2019
    Hesitate if necessary – but always say what you mean. What you should “mean” is whatever is going to produce the…
  • About “De-centering.”

    February 3, 2019
    The less like other people you are, the more appealing you will be as a potential leader. And nowhere is…
  • On Getting “a Job”

    January 28, 2019
    People used to have work to do that they could parlay into a career. Now, it seems, most young people…
  • What Drives Extraordinary Performance?

    January 19, 2019
    It’s not threats. It’s not blackmail. It’s not exhortation. These are games that require no more than the complicity of…