by John G. Blumberg | Dec 29, 2016 | Return on Integrity |
Last week, I delivered my last presentation of the calendar year. In preparation, it felt like the wrong topic at the wrong time. Nor was it my typical audience of striving professionals either. They had already been there and done that. They had run the good race and...
by John G. Blumberg | Dec 22, 2016 | Return on Integrity |
I was reviewing the file of our annual Christmas Letters this week. It seemed that the timeless closing paragraph of our Christmas 2000 might make for a thoughtful blog for this week: “As we were decorating our tree last week…the inevitable happened. Someone dropped...
by John G. Blumberg | Dec 8, 2016 | Return on Integrity |
I was recently talking with a friend who was struggling with how he was going to find the time and discipline to do a daily analysis of how he was doing in living his core values. I had suggested taking about 10 minutes a day to review his day through the lens of the...
by John G. Blumberg | Nov 30, 2016 | Return on Integrity |
This past week, I have been working with a client as they prepare for a major annual meeting. The focus of the meeting is simply … Impact. I have been surrounded by that word for a few days now. You might say that this immersion has had an impact on me. Or, at least,...
by John G. Blumberg | Nov 24, 2016 | Return on Integrity |
A decade ago, following the surprising experience of suffering a detached retina, I would often recall that experience by saying: “when you must keep your eyes closed for several days in a row … it’s amazing what you’ll see!” It was, and is, a paradoxical truth. I...
by John G. Blumberg | Nov 17, 2016 | Return on Integrity |
Nothing is ever as bad as it might first appear. Nor are other things actually as good as they initially appear or claim to be. Especially at first glance. I trust this holds true regardless of organization, position or person. Their mixture of good or bad…helpful or...
