I was at a presentation recently where one of the handouts included the following quote. I thought it was a great one to share: “No one learns from success; you really only learn from your mistakes and failures.” – John Rowland, former governor of Connecticut I love it, because it’s the essence of what makes [...]
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Learn From Your Mistakes or Enjoy Them in Round II
Posted in An Ally's Advice, tagged Business Lessons, Connecticut, failures, John Rowland, mistakes, turnaround professional on January 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Old Dog May Not Learn New Tricks, But He Can Always Learn New Lessons
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Business Lessons, Italian, Italy, turnaround professional on October 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As I vacation in Italy, I find myself learning an important lesson – not one that I didn’t tacitly understand before, but one that became more pronounced in my mind over the last few days. I’ve always said that in the business of turnaround you want to go with the gray-hair or no-hair guy. That [...]
What Texas Hold ‘Em Can Teach You about Business
Posted in An Ally's Advice, tagged betting, bluff, Business Lessons, chips, competitors, contingency plans, customer base, gambling, harsh reality, Poker, probability, roulette, Texas Hold' Em, Tsunami on March 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
All business proceeds on beliefs, or judgement of probabilities, and not on certainties. Charles W. Eliot If that isn’t the truth, I don’t know what is. My business is driven by businesses that believe that business is certain. Business is Not Certain I won’t go so far as to say that business is a gamble, [...]
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