by Tori Leets | Apr 13, 2020 | A Relationship Story, Jeff Black, Jeff Black Article
“…the emergency of dawn and dusk, summer and winter, the very cycle of the sun and of all the suns that were and were to come.” From the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday. Lately, the lives of “we, the healthy and fortunate”...
by McDermott + Bull | Mar 18, 2020 | Jeff Black, Jeff Black Article, What Keeps You On Top?
Curious People are Magnetic Being curious is better for you as a businessperson than you may realize. Of course, people that are curious are always learning, which helps them grow and live a passionate life – nothing wrong with that! However, if you are a curious...
by McDermott + Bull | Feb 26, 2020 | A Relationship Story, Jeff Black, Jeff Black Article
“…keep in mind that the purpose of freedom is to create it for others.” From the novel The Fixer by Bernard Malamud This suggests that our freedom is more than a fact or even a right, but creating it for others is also a responsibility. Perhaps not everyone will...
by McDermott + Bull | Jan 20, 2020 | Jeff Black Article, What Keeps You On Top?
The Winner Is The One With Perspective I don’t know about you, but most of my life until recent years has been consumed by the crisis of the moment. Of course, what’s broken right now needs fixing, but how much damage is done by always concentrating on the details...
by McDermott + Bull | Dec 16, 2019 | A Relationship Story, Jeff Black, Jeff Black Article
With new relationships, how can we know what really makes someone tick, the makeup of their true character? What can we look for as a reliable telltale sign? People are good at saying what others want and need to hear. As a professional interviewer in my executive...
by McDermott + Bull | Nov 11, 2019 | Jeff Black, Jeff Black Article, What Keeps You On Top?
Embrace Your Inner Weirdo Of course, some successful people are robots who would never say or do anything unconventional. For me, that’s just boring, even if it’s logical. We really must have the Courage to be Creative – our approach to our work needs to be a...