Musings at Altitude

A new year brings lots of anticipation, regardless of the good or bad things that may have happened the year before. 2010 is no different…the anticipation is high…but only the best will be rewarded. Here are some reasons why: (1) the economy is certainly rebounding; companies are hiring again; friends and former co-workers that are […]

In looking forward to 2010, today I’m thinking about keys to success (though clearly applicable to me, probably applicable to lots of folks): — Communicate clearly…the older I get the more I pontificate…time to tighten up the message and communicate it clearly — Focus intensely…I suffer with a problem of getting on to the next […]

Continuing this trend of a self-assessment in advance of 2010, today I  quickly thought about aversions that I have. Here’s the list I came up with: — Driving…if I can con someone else into driving, anywhere and any distance, I’ll do it — Changes in schedule…though I hate to admit it, I like a routine and get […]

As I look towards 2010, I’m doing some self-assessment, and I’m starting with my addictions. Here’s my list: — Blackberry…can’t live without it — Starbucks…can’t pass by one without an incredibly strong magnetic pull that lures me right into their drive through — SportsCenter…can’t go to sleep without watching it — Facebook…can’t wait to see […]

Is this true? Strategists are half full and analysts are half empty. Business development guys are half full and client services guys are half empty. Sales guys are half full and corporate back office guys are half empty. Lawyers “by law” must be half empty. Risk management folks are half empty. Several awesome events in […]

The older I get, the more questions I seem to have.  I always assumed that with age I’d become the answerer rather than the questioner, but that’s far from what has happened.  I think I’m asking smarter questions…about life…about faith…about stuff that when I was younger I either took for granted or was too naive […]

Is it possible for leaders at any level of an organization to get overwhelmed by information and thus lethargic in their decision making? Of course it is. Is it possible that the fault for such lethargy may lay with the subordinates under that leader and not necessarily with that leader at all? Yeah maybe. Is it […]

I’m learning (ever so slowly) that most of the things I’m working on are not getting done in a perfect fashion.  In fact, I think it’s not much of a stretch to say that absolutely nothing I’m doing is being done perfectly today. So I have two choices: (1) Focus intently on those things that […]

If there are things that you need to do, why not do them now? If there are changes that you need to make, why not make them now? If there is someone you really need to talk to, why not call them now? If there is someone you need to hug, why not hug them […]

And it’s really not a puzzle. It’s more like a transformer. Different things come together in different ways. And then those different things connect in an even bigger way. And rarely does what emerges at the end look anything like what you envisioned at the beginning! And maybe that’s the fun. New events create new […]