Rick Smith

Recently, I discovered that I am the perfect husband.  This has yet to be corroborated by my wife, but nonetheless, I am now in fact sure of it.  My perfection as a mate has evolutionary roots.  Specifically, because I made a significant Leap in my life – from “sucks, yes” ...

  According to a new survey by an Australian newspaper, the recession has given rise to a new breed of people, called “potentialists”, who love to live life to the fullest and still want to continue with a lavish lifestyle, but one defined on their own terms. Social researcher Mark McCrindle commented ...

We have all felt it.  The brief chant of approval from the crowd.  The promotion.  The plaque.  The prize.    Applause is a powerful drug.  It is euphoric.  It is addictive.  It is deceiving. Applause gave us “Balloon Boy”.  Our quest for applause often leads us down murky paths.  We follow a career ...

Want to take your career from Great to Good?  It's simple:  get promoted…in the wrong direction.  It is fact of life – your work will change dramatically over time.  A job is merely a set of activities that you are asked to do.  A set of behaviors on which you are ...

Karmunication (n): Conversation that inspires the direction of your future. I have worked for many great managers: able to organize and delegate tasks to meet objectives. I have worked for several great leaders:  inspiring the entire team or organization toward a predefined path. But the leaders I remember most, those who made the ...

Management, in the short term, is easier than Leadership. Management is about control.  It is reaching your arms way out and grabbing onto as much as you can, and controlling it.  Leadership is about inspiring a whole bunch of things that are out of your control. Management is about power. Leadership is about ...