Harvey Mackay
Only your best is good enough
An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer of his plans to leave the house-building business and live a more leisurely...
Ben’s frank advice still timely
January marks the 300th birthday of Benjamin Franklin – American patriot, printer, journalist, scientist, inventor, philosopher, philanthropist, statesman, diplomat and author. Born in Boston...
Life lessons from Steve Jobs
Last June 12 at Stanford University, Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Computer Inc., gave one of the best graduation speeches ever. As graduates earn...
Don’t waste your potential
If you compare a walnut with some of the beautiful and exciting things that grow on this planet, it does not seem to be...
Mackay’s pearls of wisdom
The moral of the story is you are supposed to learn a lesson. It has always been my goal in this weekly column not...
Negatives make bad attitudes
In a study at a Big Ten university years ago, they picked on specific students to prove a point about negative feedback. During the...
Managers need a clear mission
Nobody had the clout Peter Drucker enjoyed in management circles. He dominated management thinking in his 70-year consulting career and in his 39 books...
Remove the white noise and add white space
A reader sent me an Albany (N.Y.) Times Union article about Cablevision Systems CEO Jim Dolan. The article is not about Jim’s day job....
Business can learn from Joe
Joe Arpaio’s green-bologna methods don’t cut it in family and business life, but part of his mindset may.
Not long ago, I became acquainted with...
Courage is the mastery of fear
Fear can paralyze us, preventing us from achieving, even from living.
Sometimes, the frightening events brought to us daily on television make us feel like...
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