Path Forward Blog

“The Secret”: A Lie and A Promise

Times are tough.  Maybe you’re discouraged.  But I don’t have to tell you, discouragement is pointless.  Doesn’t help you, doesn’t help anybody you work with.  If you can do anything useful in the face of adversity, getting discouraged just gets in the way.

But still, we get discouraged.  It’s human nature. more

The Myth of the Open Door

In the business world, certain ideas take hold in people’s minds perpetually. These axioms are taken as true without questioning, in part because they are repeated so often by so many people. more

What are you worth?

I frequently speak to leaders about how they manage their time. But I blanch at the term “managing your time.” I’m not even certain why the term bugs me. Maybe because it’s not a big enough term to describe the real challenge. more