Musings at Altitude

What’s invisible in your business? The real cost of administration? The real cost of revenue capture? The return on a particular investment? The actual utilization? One of the toughest things to do in business is make the invisible visible. The invisible things can cost you dearly during the tough times when every penny needs to […]

What determines productivity? How many hours you put in? How many places you visit? How many lengthy emails you write? How many phone calls you make? How many tasks you complete on your “to do” list? How many hours a day you spend in meetings? To me, it’s simple. Did you take another major step […]

Fourteen months ago, in one of those very frustrating yet passionate moments in business, I penned this post about “just do your job”. The personal frustration I was feeling at that time has eased significantly, but the challenges in any company of maturing the bureaucracy in an effective manner still remain. I hope you enjoy […]

I’ve been blessed to have many extraordinary moments in my business career – in every job, at every location, with every boss, and with widely varying teams. The best of my bosses had an uncanny knack of recognizing extraordinary efforts being given by ordinary people, thus making those ordinary people, extraordinary in their own rights. […]

Things that made me smile this past week: (1) the joy of new jobs from two people who have been waiting for a while for those new jobs to come (2) the passion from a new startup from someone who has been waiting for that perfect opportunity to do something special once again (3) the […]

I’m starting today out smiling. Refreshed. Revived. Reminded of God’s purpose and God’s plan. Remembering those little things and those not-so-coincidences that got me to this particular place and time. Rejoicing in what’s happened and what will happen. Renewed. What an awesome way to start out the day!

What’s the difference between those who get beat down by the day to day happenings in business and those that get amped up under the exact same circumstances? Attitude. Plain and simple. Those that get beat down let the events weigh on them heavily. Those that get amped up use those very same events to […]

I hit max load over the last 2 weeks.  I had meetings beginning at breakfast to late dinners, and whatever non-meeting hours I had before passing out at night, I spent those precious moments trying to ease the load of the next day before hitting it again usually only 5 hours after ending the day before.  During those […]