Tag: executive skills
Seth Godin Inspires Indispensable Edginess.
by Dan Waldschmidt on February 03, 2010, under Living at the Edge of Explosion
Is what you doing right now something the world can’t live without? Are you the difference between success and failure? Are you truly indispensable? → more
No. I’m not like that.
by Dan Waldschmidt on January 27, 2010, under Living at the Edge of Explosion
We hate to be misunderstood. Better yet, we can’t stand over-hearing (in someone else’s casual conversation) that our motives or intention suck.
How many times have you been in a conversation with a bunch of people when you thought you heard your name spaced too close to an insult or some other negative nonsense? → more
Can I just pretend I really, really care about you and send you an e-card for Christmas?
by Dan Waldschmidt on December 22, 2009, under Living at the Edge of Explosion
This weekend, the missus and I wrapped up our shopping for family for the holidays. I have to say: “We were more thoughtful this year than any time previously…”
(at least I thought so)
We really thought through the whole process and I am pumped by the stack of “stuff” sitting in our kitchen that needs to be wrapped. → more
(Illogically) Help Me Be Your Customer
by Dan Waldschmidt on October 21, 2009, under Living at the Edge of Explosion
Think through the mind of your customer… and ask yourself if you are “illogically” wooing your customer. Are you doing what no one else will do to make them successful? Are you working to guarantee that your customer hits a home run by working with you? → more
Stop Shouting at Me
by Dan Waldschmidt on September 29, 2009, under Living at the Edge of Explosion
Since when did we as business people decide that having conversations was too much work? → more
Myth: Thinking Actually Helps
by Dan Waldschmidt on August 07, 2009, under Living at the Edge of Explosion
High-performers in the world of “deal making” share the universal quality of self-assessment. It’s an internal process of strategically measuring the inputs and outputs of a process or idea (or just “what went down…”) and deciding if it could be done better. And that’s all good. → more
Skin in the Game
by Dan Waldschmidt on July 24, 2009, under Living at the Edge of Explosion
Warren Buffett famously coined the term “skin in the game” in his business insight that you can “guarantee” the success of a company by requiring C-level executives to use their own money to buy stock in the particular company they are running. → more
Just Do It Already…
by Dan Waldschmidt on July 07, 2009, under Living at the Edge of Explosion
Your Effort Differentiates!
My CEO buddy Kriss Wilson posted a quote on Twitter from Buddha that fit right in to some of my recent thinking about selling and the differentiation between those who SELL and those who are “working on it.”
Focus on priorities
by Dan Waldschmidt on June 17, 2009, under Living at the Edge of Explosion
What would you be doing if today were the last day for you to be alive?
Would you work harder, take the day off, or just spend the day with regrets?
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