Harvey Mackay
How to keep your employees working for you
Employee retention is a hot business topic today. No longer do people stay at the same company for 25 years and collect the gold...
Boost your likability
No matter what business you think you are in, you are in the people business. And the more people like you, the better and...
Take charge of your mood
A philosopher was sitting in the shade of a tree next to a beautiful, small lake when a troubled young man approached and introduced...
Lessons from Belichick
Super Bowl LI has to be one of the greatest contests ever: What a comeback!
For me, it brought back an incredible memory, when I...
Spelling it out
U.S. president and five-star Gen. Dwight Eisenhower used a simple device to illustrate the art of leadership. Laying an ordinary piece of string on...
Your first job: To learn the job
A front-page story in USA Today got me thinking back to my youth and all the lessons I learned in my various summer jobs....
Best ship to sail? Friendship
National Friendship Week runs Aug. 17 to Aug. 23. I’m amazed that we only have one week to celebrate that – I appreciate my...
The counter that counts most
Charles Walgreen, founder of the drugstore chain, was an ambitious young pharmacist on the South Side of Chicago in 1901. When a customer phoned...
Our economy’s unsung heroes
National Entrepreneurs Week is Feb. 24 through March 3. For people like me, it's a pretty special event. Not that there's some big celebration,...
Lead with poise, not noise
Grace under pressure — what an important attribute for anyone aspiring to be in a leadership role. I was researching the topic when I...















