Harvey Mackay
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Harvey Mackay: All of us can learn from a special group of athletes
In this season of Thanksgiving, I am thankful for the late Eunice Kennedy Shriver and her remarkable vision that created the Special Olympics. And I am grateful for the thousands of folks who work to keep that dream alive.
Nov 22, 2009 -
A little corporate genealogy can help to fill in the big picture
One of the fastest-growing hobbies today is genealogy -- tracing your roots.
Nov 15, 2009 -
Harvey Mackay: Probing questions deserve smart, savvy answers
I recently wrote about the best way to ask questions to get the most out of answers. It triggered several responses, including another question: Do you have any advice about the best way to answer questions?
Nov 8, 2009 -
Harvey Mackay: Strategies help make innovation an ongoing process, not an event
If you have a dollar, and I have a dollar and we exchange them, each of us still only has one dollar. But if you have an idea, and I have an idea and we exchange ideas, you and I have two ideas. And ideas lead to innovation.
Nov 1, 2009 -
Harvey Mackay: To grab your audience, make your pitch personal
In the Broadway musical "My Fair Lady," Professor Higgins has driven his prodigy Eliza Doolittle to exhaustion teaching her how to speak proper English. The professor shows little acknowledgement of her hard work, even when her pronunciation improves markedly.
Oct 25, 2009 -
Harvey Mackay: Good things happen to those who can imagine
A mother once asked Albert Einstein how to raise a child to become a genius. Einstein advised her to read fairy tales to the child.
Oct 11, 2009 -
Harvey Mackay: Keeping things civilized allows you to always have an edge
Rudeness rules the headlines these days, and we can't escape it no matter where we go. Crudeness is the norm rather than the exception. Can we even call ourselves a civilized society anymore?
Oct 4, 2009 -
Every supervisor worth his salt must develop good people skills
A letter from a reader I'll call "John" made me examine how I manage and how my employees perceive me. If you are a manager, you might also want to give it some thought.
Sep 28, 2009 -
Lessons of life - and business -learned from the sporting world
If I could come back in a second life, I'd like to be a high school or college basketball coach. I love basketball, and feel that few of us can have a greater influence on young people than a coach.
Sep 20, 2009 -
Harvey Mackay: Effort will get you past fine line dividing failure, success
Perseverance stands out during down times, when we so often are tempted to give up. One of the greatest pleasures in life is doing what people say you can't. When things seem bleakest, you have to carry on to succeed.
Sep 13, 2009
