Author: David Pauldine

  • Why Are We In Business?

    August 20, 2026
    If asked the question: ‘Why are you in business?’, it’s not uncommon for the business owner to respond by saying:…
  • August 7, 2026
    Here’s a quick read with an overall ‘light’ message. I read an article* recently in which the authors were making…
  • July 21, 2026
    I was in Ft. Lauderdale recently conducting some leadership development training. The client was a small business that has experienced…
  • July 8, 2026
    There’s a story about former Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev’ which will help make a point about the importance of ‘speaking…
  • To What Do You Attribute Your Success?

    June 22, 2026
    Went to Tampa-St. Petersburg last week where I had the pleasure of giving the commencement speech at National Louis University.…
  • Thumbs Down Travel Experiences

    June 4, 2026
    This one’s for the road warriors out there. When you travel with regularity, you experience negative things. In the process,…
  • Do You Know Who I Am?

    May 17, 2026
    In 1996, a famous Dallas Cowboy wide receiver was arrested for possession of cocaine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia after an…
  • May 5, 2026
    Years ago, I attended a week-long leadership program at The Gallup Leadership Institute at their HQ in Nebraska.  At the…
  • May 5, 2026
    Early in my career I read an article published in the Harvard Business Review (HBR) that made an impression on…
  • April 2, 2026
    Coined by management expert Jerry Harvey in 1974, Abilene Paradox lends ample value toward our own growth and development as…