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Memorial Day Special
This week’s memo is a reprint from last year’s Memorial Day Special… In memorium. In memory of. Remembrance. All words that signify and define the word, “memorial.” I can’t imaging what it would have felt like on June 6, 1944. To be 21 years old, standing on a Navy...
Extra Points: More Coffee, Please
This past Saturday, my wife Barb and I enjoyed going out to breakfast with our daughter, son-in-law and sweet nieta (Spanish for granddaughter...I like the word better!) While the food was very good, the service was not. Once seated, it seemed like forever to get...
Don’t Let Your Teammates Down
Check out my new video series, Unleashed® Episode 1 below. There is also a new page on this blog to archive all epsiodes! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9n-YV6cmQ0] © 2018 Toro Consulting. All Rights Reserved
Extra Points: Never Be Here Again
Last week, two different trips reminded me of the power of staying in the moment... I was traveling a rural highway between Silverton and Sublimity, OR on my way to teach a class. It was a pretty and peaceful morning in an idyllic setting. I was driving the speed...
Extra Points: Quantitative Value
I'm a fan of the National Football League Draft, having watched it over the past 35 years it's been televised. I'm fascinated by the process teams take in determining whom to "hire" and place the future success of their respective teams on. Some organizations are...
Occam’s Razor
The latest edition of Unleashed® with Dan Weedin discusses what NFL owners and you can learn from the "simple is better" concept of Occam's Razor.... [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN0ZeEynVMQ&w=560&h=315] © 2018 Toro Consulting. All Rights Reserved
The Warrior Mentality Code: Part I
From my May 2018 column for The Kitsap Sun / Kitsap Business Journal... Being an entrepreneur requires a “warrior mentality.” As CEO or President, being the “boss” means you fall under this definition of entrepreneur, so pay attention to my next statement. If you...
Extra Points: Re-Creating Yourself
The word recreation is well known to all of us. Undoubtedly, recreation means a variety of things to you - vacationing, golfing, boating, hiking, playing music, or simply having fun with your favorite hobby. Recreation rightly is considered a good thing, and I’d like...
Extra Points: Quantitative Value
I'm a fan of the National Football League Draft, having watched it over the past 35 years it's been televised. I'm fascinated by the process teams take in determining whom to "hire" and place the future success of their respective teams on. Some organizations are...
