Musings at Altitude

Most of us get anxious for that next step…whatever it may be…wherever it may take us. We want that promotion. We want that highly visible leadership role. We want that toughest of all assignments. We want to be used in meaningful ways. We want to do important and meaningful things. We want to be doing […]

Do you dream? Do you have big dreams? Do those dreams have you playing big roles and accomplishing big things? If not, why not? If so, are you pursuing the dreams? If not, why not? If so, what do you need, who do you need, and when do you need those things and people necessary […]

As I waited to board my plane today, a young man in a wheel chair powered into the gate area.  Then another.  And another.  Until we had five in wheel chairs, several others with missing limbs or deformities, and all smiling big time, enjoying themselves and very confident in their abilities in spite of their […]

I spent a week in aggressive business development and partnering discussions.  Each meeting was eerily similar, yet different.  Similar in content and tone.  Different in expectations and outcomes. Filled with facts, figures, examples, and references for areas of great strength. One thing never talked about yet vitally important to all of the discussions was weakness.  […]

I’m being pushed. By those on the outside who want me to move further, faster. By those on the inside who need me to do things better, faster. By those all around me who need me to focus more intensely and react faster. The constant? Everything needs to be faster. Further…better…more intensely…and all faster. How […]

We all have things that we’re working on, and one of those things is a “must get done” for any number of reasons. For that one that has to get done, who do you need to influence in order to make sure it does indeed get done? Do you need to influence your boss to […]

I walked into the fitness center this morning at 4:50.  Three others beat me in, one being on the elliptical, one being on a stationary bike, and the third being on the treadmill.  All of them were older than me, and I’m half dead at 50. As I climbed onto the second treadmill in the […]

It’s warm today…feels a lot like spring…yet it’s still winter. Many businesses are that way right now too…it feels a lot like a new season has begun and that gloom of the past season has been put behind them. I believe that business cycles do match the seasons, with vibrancy and optimism during spring, maturity […]