The Secret Life of Hummingbirds

Do you get all worked up over things that, in the long run, are just not that important? The secret life of hummingbirds can shed some light on having a broader perspective.



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Reminders from the Resilient Robins

Are you feeling discouraged? Are things not going quite your way?

Learn a lessons from a pair of robins in the backyard who suffered some rather serious setbacks, but showed real grit and tenacity in overcoming adversity.



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Goodbye Coldwater Creek

What happened to Coldwater Creek? According to the company web site, "On April 11, 2014, Coldwater Creek filed for bankruptcy in order to facilitate an orderly wind-down of our operations." The move was required because "the Company and its advisors were unable to find a potential buyer for the Company or a source of capital to provide adequate liquidity to fund the Company's ongoing strategic turnaround initiatives."

What happened to the company? In this video blog, Martin Ramsay considers some of the possible reasons for Coldwater Creek's untimely demise. A clue came from a 70 year old clerk who has worked for Coldwater Creek for ten years. Watch this blog to learn what she said. Then judge for yourself whether or not she is on to something ... and what it might mean for your organization.






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The Dangers of Becoming Risk Adverse

Continuing the complacency theme begun last week, Martin Ramsay talks about the dangers of becoming risk adverse in our work. Too much complacency has the potential for making us lazy and risk adverse, which may cause us to overlook new opportunities.



Martin encourages us to live a bit closer to reality, allowing ourselves the opportunity to fail. Only then can we also have the potential for great successes.

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Complacency and Exposure to the Elements

Are you in danger of becoming too complacent in your work? The recent cold weather reminds us we all have vulnerabilities. Were it not for a warm place to live and work, we would be at the mercy of the elements.



In this blog, Martin Ramsay discusses why we might not want to allow ourselves to become too complacent.

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When You Lose Your Job

What happens when someone looses their job? How do they cope?

It happened to me twenty years ago today. This first blog posting begins the saga of what happened to Martin Ramsay, how CEATH Company was formed, and how we grew our business to encompass clients in 13 countries on four continents.

Perhaps some of the ideas presented here will help you on your journey.



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