29 January 2010 0 Comments

Finding the TOY in TOYOTA

The first Toyota I remember was a 1968 Toyota Corona (the precursor to the Corolla).  My parents had just bought it by trading their 1962 Chevy station wagon plus $600.  My ten-year-old mind could not understand why they had to pay extra money when the trade left them with a smaller car!
This week, Toyota halted [...]

28 November 2009 1 Comment

1 – 1 = 1

No, it’s not some kind of new math, but it is a challenge to those who think life is a zero sum game.  When following our natural tendency, I think they are right.  But I also believe there is a better way to act that almost always produces more.
A great illustration of this principle is [...]

14 November 2009 4 Comments

Buttoned Up

Do your best; look your best. Pretty basic stuff, right? So you can imagine my chagrin to look in the mid-morning mirror and see my button-down collar unbuttoned!
Then I started to recount the day: Up at 5:30, catch the 6:15 into downtown, then the skyway, the coffee shop, the guard’s desk, the elevator, three meetings, [...]