Loud Thinking July 25, 2013 at 02:20PM
“A rose is not its thorns, a peach is not its fuzz and a human being is not his or her crankiness.” — Lisa Kogan
Loud Thinking July 25, 2013 at 02:18PM
Evaluate Your Potential Customers Before you launch a new product, you need to have an idea of how many people will buy it. There are two ways to do this. If you’re already selling products, it’s often easiest to start by looking at your existing customers. Who among them might find this new product useful? […]
Loud Thinking July 24, 2013 at 10:18PM
Forgiveness is a willingness to pardon someone.
Loud Thinking July 24, 2013 at 10:17PM
“Rather than admit a mistake, nations have gone to war, families have separated, and good people have sacrificed everything dear to them. Admitting that you were wrong is just another way of saying that you are wiser today than yesterday.” Don Ward
Loud Thinking July 24, 2013 at 09:28PM
“I think it’s an amazing quality to be able to roll with the punches and not be totally ruined as a person because life’s been rough for you. That’s a really admirable way to go through your life.” — Anna Paquin
Loud Thinking July 24, 2013 at 09:25PM
Send a Handwritten Note Personal written notes grow rarer by the day. But if you want to convey to a client, a potential customer, a colleague, or a direct report that you value your relationship, put down the Blackberry and reach for a pen. Emails, tweets, texts, or Facebook messages are easy to write and […]
Loud Thinking July 24, 2013 at 08:33PM
Achievement is a thing done successfully, typically by effort, courage, or skill.
Loud Thinking July 24, 2013 at 08:30PM
“To be rich in admiration and free from envy, to rejoice greatly in the good of others, to love with such generosity of heart that your love is still a dear possession in absence or unkindness – these are the gifts which money cannot buy.” Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894); essayist, poet, novelist
Loud Thinking July 23, 2013 at 01:51PM
Get Through a Turnaround by Talking When a company is in crisis— facing bankruptcy or a disruptive competitor— it needs to act fast. But it’s also important to stop and speak with the people who are doing the day-to-day work of moving the organization in a new direction. Here’s how to use conversation to help […]
Loud Thinking July 23, 2013 at 01:50PM
“The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.” — Anna Quind