Candor (by Degrees)

Candor – definition
can•dor (kæn dər)
Noun: the state, quality or capability of being open, frank and honest.
from Middle English, Old French and Latin, from Candēre, to shine.

Ever known someone who just can’t stop telling the truth (as they see it?).
Usually, someone

Keeping the Small Promises

“If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you must first develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception; it is a prevailing attitude.”
-Gen. Colin Powell

The term, “worthy of trust” is at the heart of the relationship between leaders and their teams. Can they trust you? Are

The Soft Stuff is the Hard Stuff

“I have also a flower,” declared the little prince as he tried to describe his planet to a geographer.
“We do not record flowers,” said the geographer.
“Why is that? The flower is the most beautiful thing on my planet!”
“We do not record them,” said the geographer, “because they are ephemeral.”

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Pitch a Conversation

“I went to a presentation once and a conversation broke out!”
— With apologies to Professional Hockey

Something goes haywire in the mind when you’re invited to “Pitch…” The normal intelligence which drives your business behavior short circuits and you fall back to the basic question: “What am I

Tearing Ourselves Apart

Disintegrate

Definition: 1. To separate into parts or lose intactness or solidness; to break up, deteriorate; 2. To decay; 3. To reduce to particles, fragments or parts; break up or destroy the cohesion of.

We have reached a critical point in our cultural evolution where it is standard