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One might hope that there exists some magic to quickly and accurately identify your unique giftings. But one would hope in vain. In the real world, no such thing exists. Yes, there are tools available which can be helpful. Helpful in a rough-and-ready sense, but not determinative. Why not determinative? Because just like an “off…

George Hees was something else. Known as something of a playboy in his youth, “Gorgeous George” had it all – looks, charm, wit, and amazing prowess, on the playing field and off. An officer in the Canadian Army during WWII, he was noted for his courage, but near the end of the war he was…

Don’t worry, I’m not about to get “religious” on you. This is about professional success, in fact, success in general. What got me thinking about “here after” was a random memory about a colleague of many years ago, now sadly departed. Back in the day he was handsome and charming and something of a lady’s…

Nearly every vehicle speeding down the highway is powered by an engine composed of thousands of parts pounding, spinning and whirling hundreds of times per second in an environment just two degrees cooler than Hades. That all these bitties work purposefully together in unison, and do so for a decade or more, is a testament…

It’s useful to think of some professional firms as tribes. This can provide valuable insights for the firms and their advisors. What do I mean by “tribe” in this setting? I mean a collective which has a deep sense of shared identity, and a deeply-held shared culture, typically driven by a common ancestry. More often…

Q: Norm, why do you insist on putting a hyphen in “e-mail”? Most folks just call it email– isn’t that simpler? A: Yeah, it’s probably simpler, but I don’t like it. Notwithstanding its many idiosyncrasies, English does have some rules of spelling and pronunciation, and “email” doesn’t satisfy them. It also makes more sense to…