REMEMBER THE FEELING OF FALLING IN LOVE? NOTHING WAS IMPOSSIBLE. WHAT IF EVERYONE YOU HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF LEADING FELT THAT WAY? COLLEAGUES JUST MIGHT WANT TO CONTRIBUTE THEIR OWN MONEY TO THE BOTTOM LINE. AS A COACH, I HAVE SEEN IT LIVE.

PERSPECTIVE

KNOW YOUR BUSINESS, MAKE SURE THE BUSINESS KNOWS YOU, MAKE SAVVY DECISIONS -- MEANING GUESS RIGHT ABOUT 80% OF THE TIME. YES, THAT ABOUT DOES IT FOR PERSPECTIVE. YOU CAN READ THE SO-CALLED EXPERTS IN THIS AREA, THOSE WHO MUST PUBLISH OR PERISH.

PLANNING

NOW WE HAVE GAME. PLANNING IS A NAME, A SOUND, A LIFE AND A DEAL-BREAKER. ORGANIZATIONS HAVE PLANS. GREAT PLANNERS SUCCEED WITH ONE TINY CAVEAT -- ALWAYS HAVE A PLAN AND KNOW YOU CAN THROW IT AWAY IN AN INSTANT IF YOUR BRILLIANT INSTINCTS TELL YOU DEVIATION FROM PLAN HOLDS KEYS TO KINGDOMS. PLANNING IS ESSENTIALLY SKILLED TRUTH WITH YOURSELF. PLAY ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS WIN-WIN AND DON'T LIE TO YOURSELF. LISTEN. YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO WITHOUT BRINGING OTHERS OR THE BUSINESS DOWN.  IF YOU DON'T EMERGE AS A COLLABORATIVE LEADER IN LOVE WITH YOUR CAREER -- GO BACK TO SCHOOL ON YOURSELF.

PRECISION

THINK OF A SURGEON. IS IT OK TO PRECISELY AMPUTATE THE WRONG BODY PART? OF COURSE NOT. HOW ABOUT AN OK PLAN PRECISELY, CRISPLY EXECUTED?  TRY IT AND WATCH YOUR BOTTOM LINE, MARKET SHARE GROW. EVEN MAJOR CANCER CENTERS WHO ARE NON-PROFIT LOSE "SHARE" IF THEY DO NOT CONSIDER THE BABY-BOOMERS ENTERING THEIR MOST FREQUENT CANCER YEARS OF LIFE. CANCER CENTER? HOSPITAL WITH DYNAMITE ONCOLOGY AND PEOPLE ACTUALLY GET HEALTHY? I KNOW MY CHOICE. DO YOU? SOMETIMES METAPHORS DO WORK -- NOT ALWAYS. THE BLINDING GLIMPSE OF THE OBVIOUS -- ENSURE YOUR PEOPLE ARE EQUIPPED WITH ALL THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES TO EXECUTE WITH PRECISION. THE MOST IMPORTANT SKILLS ARE THE PEOPLE SKILLS. WITHOUT COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS, NOTHING WILL SUCCEED.

PROFIT

WHAT IS IT, REALLY? EBITA? FLOW-THROUGH? ANALYSTS GUIDANCE? STOCK PRICE? MANY, MANY THOUGHTS HERE. AS A LEADER, YOUR JOB IS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE YOU LEAD HAS A SHARED KNOWLEDGE OF THE MEANING OF THESE AND ANY OTHER FACTORS YOU CAN CONJURE. PROFIT IS A SHARED AND GLORIOUS RESPONSIBILITY IN ACCELERATED, HIGH PERFORMING TEAMS. THE MOST OFTEN ERROR IN PROFIT IS THINKING IT IS A NUMBER. AS THE GREAT PHILOSOPHER WITTGENSTEIN NOTED, NUMBERS ONLY EXIST AND MEAN WHAT THE PERSON THINKING THE NUMBER THINKS IT MEANS. $100.00 IS THE NEW THOUSAND AND A THOUSAND IS THE NEW MILLION. IF THE ALMIGHTY GREENBACK KEEPS GOING, A DOLLAR IS WORTH NOTHING.

AS EINSTEIN SAID "I AM SURE OF TWO THINGS. THE UNIVERSE IS INFINITE AND HUMAN BEINGS ARE STUPID -- AND I AM NOT REALLY SURE ABOUT THE UNIVERSE.

PRESCRIPTION FOR GOOD FRIDAY: AN ACT OF KINDNESS BEYOND WHAT YOU THINK IS KIND -- A MARVEL OF KINDNESS. GIVE MORE THAN YOU THINK YOU CAN. KISS A DOG --THEY ARE THE TRULY BRILLIANT BEINGS. ACT AS IF EVERYTHING -- ROCKS, DIRT ETC. IS ALIVE. THINK OF THE WORLD WE CAN CREATE IF WE WERE TO ACT THAT WAY. NOTICE I DID NOT SAY BELIEVE...JUST DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TILL NEXT FRIDAY --BE WELL,SAFE AND LOVED.

LINDA