by David Hirzel | May 6, 2018 | Book
From our distant African origins to the igloo-dwelling Greenland Inuit, humankind has always extended our reach into whatever new and unexplored land lay at our domestic frontiers. We have not shied away from the most extreme of environments. Rather, we have...
by Brad Borkan | Feb 24, 2018 | Book
The hot new topic in the world of business today is this: Executives and businesses around the world are embracing the idea that having a definable purpose for their enterprise is critical to success in 2018 and 2019. That purpose needs to go beyond increasing...
by David Hirzel | Jan 14, 2018 | Book
Every accomplishment of every kind, from insignificant to monumental and the whole range between, starts with an idea and then proceeds through plan and execution to accomplishment. Simple enough in concept, especially for the thousands of minor accomplishments that...
by Brad Borkan | Dec 26, 2017 | Book
Both David Hirzel and I saw the musical Hamilton recently. We each saw the play in our local area — David in San Francisco and myself in London. Like everyone who has seen the show, we each came away stunned by the originality of it — the music, the...
by David Hirzel | Nov 28, 2017 | Book
Promises and commitments are the outward signs of mutual trust between parties, a shared understanding, and a bargain to be upheld at each end. A contract, if you will, whether written and signed, or verbal and committed over a handshake, to terms large and detailed...
by David Hirzel | Oct 22, 2017 | Book
It’s unlikely that any of us will find ourselves in Tom Crean’s situation when, in the closing days of the Antarctic autumn of 1912, at the end of a 1300-mile trek (almost halfway across Antarctica and back), he set out to go another 35 to save his companions. We no...
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