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This is Dave Brock’s Blog.
It offers my views on a variety of business, sales, marketing, and leadership topic. My goal is to make a difference for you, the reader, in both your professional and personal lives.
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Do As I Say, Not As I Do
My father was (and continues to be) a fantastic role model. I’ve always looked up to him and sought to live by the example he set. As a kid, every once in a while, I would catch him in some sort of contradiction. His glib response was “Do As I Say, Not As I Do!” Both of us realized the humor and irony in the statement. Both of us realized the real intent. The lessons I learned and the values I have were largely set by the example of my parents.Today, we seem to see so many executives essentially saying […]
Resistance To Change
Thanks to Art Petty for calling attention to the excellent column in Quality Digest by James Harrington, Managing Resistance To Change. The article is very good. Some of the barriers he cites include: • An unclear vision that causes confusion • A history of poor implementation • No consequence-management system developed to accompany the change • Too little time to implement the change • Lack of synergy There are a number of other reasons that people resist change, but it is important to recognize this resistance as natural. The moment leaders start thinking “What’s wrong with them?” the change efforts […]
The Arrogance Of Success
Success masks all sorts of problems and challenges. In the past couple of months, we have been deluged with reports of dramatic failures of all sorts of businesses and organizations — many of which were the benchmarks of success just a year ago. While the housing, finance, and automotive industries seem to be the most visible,there are very visible examples in every sector. We all strive for success, frankly it brings on such a rush. The rush keeps us pushing for more success. At some point, however, too many of us are seduced by success. We forget the hard work, […]
Getting Back In The Game
I’ve been terribly remiss in keeping this blog updated — there are always excuses that one can use to avoid writing. Over the past weeks, I’ve been collecting all sorts of ideas, but not committing the time to write and post. I’ve made up my mind to catch up and recommit. To those who read this blog and have been wondering where I am, I’m back and starting to post. Thanks for hanging in there, I look forward to your continued comments and feedback
A Picture Is Worth 10,000 Words
It’s been far too long since I have posted. Combinations of excuses—travel, business, and other conspire to make me feel guilty. At this moment, I am in Cairo on a series of business meetings. Last night, however, we had dinner by the light of the pyramids. They are beyond words, so I thought I would post a picture. Imagine — they were built 3000 years ago and still inspire such wonder and awe. More posts later this week.
MS150–Southern California Event.
One of the causes I strongly support and try to “make a difference” in some small way is contributing to the fight against MS. I have a number of friends who have MS and have been active in a number of MS fundraisers and related activities. This past weekend, I participated in the MS150 Orange County to San Diego ride. It’s one of the most fun events I’ve every participated in —- plus we raise a lot of money to fight MS. So far, we have raised close to $2 million. On Saturday morning, our team, the Derailleurs, left Irvine, […]