I’m The Boss

“By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.” — Robert Frost If you were to look back in your life and describe the best boss you’ve ever had, how would you describe them? There are so many possibilities, and one of the most … Read more

Stay Focused

“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” — Mark Twain. What separates good from great in life, whether in our organizations, a sports team, or in growing in our favorite hobbies, is our ability to focus. The ones who are the most disciplined and focused will achieve more than … Read more

Always Be Learning

“The swiftest way to triple your success is to double your investment in personal development.” — Robin Sharma The most successful leaders are committed to lifelong learning, growth and development. And the ones who are successful in doing so all have something in common – They ALWAYS are looking for ways to get better! Knowledge and wisdom … Read more

Change (is hard)

“All fixed set patterns are incapable of adaptability or pliability. The truth is outside of all fixed patterns.” — Bruce Lee Change is challenging. No one really likes to change, not even us as leaders. Unless the change of course is our idea! John Maxwell says it like this, “Most people are more comfortable with old problems … Read more

Core Values

“My definition of success: When your core values and self-concept are in harmony with your daily actions and behaviors.” — John Spence. Core Values unite and activate a team. They are like the glue that holds us together. They are a filter that every single decision of our lives both personally and in our organizations should … Read more

The Leadership Lid

“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.”  — Jack Welch I absolutely love that quote by Jack Welch. If you have had conversations with me, you’ll hear me talk a lot about the leadership lid. I could just type in this … Read more

Healthy Pruning

“Everything has seasons, and we have to be able to recognize when something’s time has passed and be able to move into the next season. Everything that is alive requires pruning as well, which is a great metaphor for endings.” — Henry Cloud As part of our horticulture services landscape maintenance package at Atlas, we suggest … Read more