Socrates Says

It is only our 3rd Friday Filosophy of the year, and we are off to a strong start.   There is no failure except in no longer trying. Elbert Hubbard   One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. Arthur Ashe   The happiness of your life depends upon […]

It is time for our second Friday Filosophy of the New Year.   Nothing in life is to be feared; it is only to be understood. Marie Curie   Heaven never helps the man who will not act. Sophocles   Who aims at excellence will be above mediocrity; who aims at mediocrity will be far […]

Continuing with the philosophical, I want to share with you one of the approaches that I used when I was in a leadership position as an employee.  One thing I teach – and this does not just apply to Capital Goods Industry Management, but to management in every industry – is that we manage process. […]

Over the years, I have used various expressions to make a point or get the attention of a group.  I have taken to calling these words of wisdom “Sleeisms.”  Here is a short list of them.  Enjoy.   Always assume the other person is twice as smart as you are and work twice as hard […]

American Express coined the phrase “Membership has its privileges.”  This is entirely true.  Most of us have professional memberships to various organizations: the Associated Equipment Distributors, the National Trailer Distributor’s Association, the National Groundwater Association, the National Trailer Equipment Association, just to name a few. We are inviting you to become members of our own […]

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor. Aristotle   When a man feels throbbing in him the power to do what he undertakes as well as it can possibly be done, this is happiness, this is success. Orison Swett Marden   […]