by Lawrence J. J. Leonard
“Androcles and the Lion” by Briton Riviere (1908)
little
little means
little means a lot
little means a lot to the hungry
little
little caring
little caring hearts
little caring hearts bring joy
little
little action
little action hands
little action hands craft priceless gifts
by Lawrence J. J. Leonard
Let’s look at this situation and see if we can use it to help us measure success. Here is a common scenario. It will either be a recipe that is fit for a righteous celebration or a tactical party pooper.
Success Cake
These are our Success Cake people ingredients: The Group Leader, who manages the Kitchen; a stable of Culinary Professionals; the order from our important customer is a request for a Success Cake. Not just one cake, but a Success Cake from each of the Culinary Professionals. The Success Cake must be made according to the established Kitchen recipe.
These are our Success Cake work ingredients: Dedication, punctuality, teamwork, individual effort, leadership, best practices, meetings, feedback, output, improvements, and, of course, failure. Why? Failure in the past is what helps us remember what to avoid and what to prevent.
These are our Success Cake measurements: sufficiently increased brand awareness (chocolate), higher revenues (two layers), and an enlarged customer base (royal icing). If we can meet all three of these criteria, then aren’t we just doing our jobs?
We work together in a kitchen with Culinary Professionals whose experience ranges from a few months in this kitchen, but years in others, to professionals with many years in this kitchen and no other locations. What happens if there is an ingredient missing?
Someone left the cake out in the rain . . .
by Lawrence J. J. Leonard
Ever wanted to give that all important communiqué to that ONE PERSON who needed an attitude adjustment, or just begged to be told the way it is? I am just not able to describe the passionate and righteous intensity of that process!
Sometimes that person is me. Sometimes I am the one who should receive that message. In either case, this type of message is not always delivered on time. Missing the opportunity to put someone in their place can be a really GOOD thing. A slow reaction to make this kind of response may be the BEST thing that ever happened to our Personal Brand.
We all know that there are certain people who don’t even know that they are foolish because their power and authority in business, or in our social hierarchy, protects them from getting their comeuppance.
So freaking aggravating, isn’t it?
What causes this condition?
by Lawrence J. J . Leonard
“Yes, on a few occasions have I met
others with supernatural powers.
Understanding their craft was my greatest asset and
realizing that the extent of their
by Lawrence J. J. Leonard
When the sun broke through the clouds,
the heat shot through his bones.
He was walking away from her.
She told him to hurry up
and get to the launch zone and leave.
Time ticked on, helping her anger
by Lawrence J. J. Leonard
Change is not a skill to be mastered. Why? We can only escort it though our thoughts and deliver it unto our processes.
Once there, we must learn to walk with it. As soon as we start making changes, we only have yesterday for a comparison.
Nobody has to change. Something about us always does because of the situations we are in.
American writer Libba Bray writes about a character named Gemma Doyle. Doyle has a revelation in The Sweet Far Thing concerning change: “With this power, there is no telling what I can do to change what needs to be changed.”
What is that power? Electric, supernatural, or is it the will to do so?
Even if we don’t have to change,
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by Lawrence J. J. Leonard
How many meetings have we been to when, unexpectedly, one person in the group comments about something another member has done or said?
We may have heard this declared or even aimed in our direction: “That’s so odd. I just have to say.”
Did the person who just got labeled as “odd”
FEEL something negative because of that declaration?
Yes.
Declarations such as this are markers.
They are the DNA of culture bias.
They are cultivated in
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