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 | 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...
by McDermott + Bull | Oct 1, 2019 | Jeff Black, Jeff Black Article, What Keeps You On Top?
Gratitude, Relationships, Commitment We each have received the gifts of many relationships over the years as we have grown in our influence and impact. Of course, we can choose to not build on those relationships, but I believe we do so at our peril. These...
by McDermott + Bull | Sep 26, 2019 | Jeff Black, Jeff Black Article, What Keeps You On Top?
Happy “New Year”! I’ve long believed that the business year really starts the day after Labor Day. So many are checked out in the summer and, really, the business year tracks the school year in a lot of ways. Also, the Fall is when many businesses are doing their...