Marc Drizin

Two Sides of the Same Coin:  different but closely related features of one idea (i.e. Rewards and punishments are two sides of the same coin – both are used to control people, and neither works very well). Who am I? I used to know that answer, could relate it in my sleep.  I was the [...]

I am a caring, compassionate, committed leader. Or so my contract says. It seems like lately the only thing I should be is committed. I often times feel lost, without direction.  Everywhere I turn, I see a door close without another one opening. That’s the power of the five percent. Personal and business hopes and [...]

I Am Source AN OPEN LETTER TO MY SON, MAX. Source (n): anything or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Dear Max, I am Source. I’ve spent most of the last year trying to understand this concept while going through the Zarvos leadership development coaching I’ve been involved in since January.  [...]

In our meeting a week or so ago, I challenged our small group to contact one person every day that we listed on our LOA as the “relationship you’re committed to elevating from a level 1-5″. There were 15 days left of VIA at the time, and as Indy 64, I don’t recall ever talking [...]

All my life I have heard about the special bond between a mother and a daughter, not to the exclusion or detriment of sons, but it’s just “different” with women.  OK, I get it.  I always have, although with me, it’s fathers and sons.  I have two boys, go figure. These days, my boys are [...]

Selfish:   devoted to or caring only for oneself; concerned primarily with one’s own interests, benefits, welfare, etc., regardless of others Selfless: having little or no concern for oneself, especially with regard to fame, position, money, etc.; unselfish Two sides of the same coin. I was having lunch with a dear friend, colleague, client, dream-catcher, and [...]

I make people cry… I played a clown in a junior high school production, full clown make-up (I was a “happy clown”), big red nose, rainbow wig, giant shoes, and a squirting flower on the lapel of my clown jacket.  The show was going great, and then came intermission, at which point I was to [...]

Roi, a 1993 song by The Breeders in their album Last Splash Roi Et and Roi Et province in Thailand Roi Klein, an Israeli Defense major Roi-Namur, an island in the Marshall Islands “Le Roi” (French for “the King”), a nickname for French basketball player Antoine Rigaudeau USS Roi (CVE-103), a US war ship Answer… [...]

Are you sick of highly paid teachers? Teachers’ hefty salaries are driving up taxes and causing states to default on their debt.  Worse yet, they only work 9 or10 months a year! It’s time we put things in perspective and pay them for what they do – babysit! We can get that for less than [...]

Carla and I gave a webinar the other day about the 5 trends that are shaping the world of employment in 2011.  We had a nice crowd, we had ugly technical issues (can you say VOIP?), and provided important information to our attendees.  The fact that Rovia, our sponsor, and provider of a really cool [...]