<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Champion Partners &#187; Tommy Spaulding – Part 4</title> <atom:link href="http://www.cpchampion.com/category/blog/culture-thoughts/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.cpchampion.com</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:40:53 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com"/><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://superfeedr.com/hubbub"/><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://cpchampion.superfeedr.com"/> <item><title>Tommy Spaulding – Part 4</title><link>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/tommy-spaulding-%e2%80%93-part-4/421394</link> <comments>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/tommy-spaulding-%e2%80%93-part-4/421394#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 13:44:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Adam Lyons</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Culture Thoughts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ricky@Champion]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cpchampion.com/?p=1394</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Relationships are important &#8211; but one mindset is critical:</p> We should do everything within our power to help others find a solution.<p>Related posts:Tommy Spaulding – Part 2 Tommy Spaulding – Part 3 Tommy Spaulding &#8211; Net Giving</p>...(continued)...Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/tommy-spaulding-%e2%80%93-part-2/421389' rel='bookmark' title='Tommy Spaulding – Part 2'>Tommy Spaulding – Part 2</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/book-reviews/tommy-spaulding-%e2%80%93-part-3/421392' rel='bookmark' title='Tommy Spaulding – Part 3'>Tommy Spaulding – Part 3</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/book-reviews/tommy-spaulding-net-giving/421383' rel='bookmark' title='Tommy Spaulding &#8211; Net Giving'>Tommy Spaulding &#8211; Net Giving</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/tommy-spaulding-%e2%80%93-part-4/421394/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Tommy Spaulding – Part 3</title><link>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/book-reviews/tommy-spaulding-%e2%80%93-part-3/421392</link> <comments>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/book-reviews/tommy-spaulding-%e2%80%93-part-3/421392#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 14:41:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ricky Lyons</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture Thoughts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ricky@Champion]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cpchampion.com/?p=1392</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>I am back with more thoughts on “It&#8217;s Not Your Just Who You Know” by Tommy Spaulding.</p><p>This book captured my attention because it is one of the few books that provide good background and great stories as to how to ...(continued)...Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/tommy-spaulding-%e2%80%93-part-2/421389' rel='bookmark' title='Tommy Spaulding – Part 2'>Tommy Spaulding – Part 2</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/book-reviews/tommy-spaulding-net-giving/421383' rel='bookmark' title='Tommy Spaulding &#8211; Net Giving'>Tommy Spaulding &#8211; Net Giving</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/tommy-spaulding-%e2%80%93-part-4/421394' rel='bookmark' title='Tommy Spaulding – Part 4'>Tommy Spaulding – Part 4</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/book-reviews/tommy-spaulding-%e2%80%93-part-3/421392/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Tommy Spaulding – Part 2</title><link>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/tommy-spaulding-%e2%80%93-part-2/421389</link> <comments>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/tommy-spaulding-%e2%80%93-part-2/421389#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2010 18:38:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ricky Lyons</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Culture Thoughts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ricky@Champion]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cpchampion.com/?p=1389</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>In follow up to my first blog about Tommy Spaulding’s book, “It’s Not Just Who You Know: Transform Your Life (and your organization) By Turning Colleagues and Contacts Into Lasting, Genuine Relationships”, Spaulding says that we all should relate to ...(continued)...Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/book-reviews/tommy-spaulding-%e2%80%93-part-3/421392' rel='bookmark' title='Tommy Spaulding – Part 3'>Tommy Spaulding – Part 3</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/book-reviews/tommy-spaulding-net-giving/421383' rel='bookmark' title='Tommy Spaulding &#8211; Net Giving'>Tommy Spaulding &#8211; Net Giving</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/tommy-spaulding-%e2%80%93-part-4/421394' rel='bookmark' title='Tommy Spaulding – Part 4'>Tommy Spaulding – Part 4</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/tommy-spaulding-%e2%80%93-part-2/421389/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Optimism Abounds</title><link>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/optimism-abounds/421374</link> <comments>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/optimism-abounds/421374#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:22:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ricky Lyons</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Culture Thoughts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ricky@Champion]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cpchampion.com/?p=1374</guid> <description><![CDATA[Julian Simon, an American professor of business administration once said that "there is only one natural resource on the planet: human ingenuity. It is only human ingenuity that makes everything else valuable"....(continued)...Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/reasons-to-be-optimistic-about-our-surrounding/421371' rel='bookmark' title='Reasons to be optimistic about our surrounding'>Reasons to be optimistic about our surrounding</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/for-sale-or-on-sale/421287' rel='bookmark' title='For Sale or On Sale?'>For Sale or On Sale?</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/prosperity-and-its-connection-to-time/421257' rel='bookmark' title='Prosperity and its connection to Time'>Prosperity and its connection to Time</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/optimism-abounds/421374/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Reasons to be optimistic about our surrounding</title><link>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/reasons-to-be-optimistic-about-our-surrounding/421371</link> <comments>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/reasons-to-be-optimistic-about-our-surrounding/421371#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 18:20:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ricky Lyons</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Culture Thoughts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ricky@Champion]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cpchampion.com/?p=1371</guid> <description><![CDATA[I’ve recently finished reading Matt Ridley’s book, The Rational Optimists (published by HarperCollins, 2010.) More than ever, we hear about pessimism at every level. In his book, Ridley gives us a reason to be optimistic about our surrounding....(continued)...Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/optimism-abounds/421374' rel='bookmark' title='Optimism Abounds'>Optimism Abounds</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/book-reviews/tommy-spaulding-net-giving/421383' rel='bookmark' title='Tommy Spaulding &#8211; Net Giving'>Tommy Spaulding &#8211; Net Giving</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/tommy-spaulding-%e2%80%93-part-2/421389' rel='bookmark' title='Tommy Spaulding – Part 2'>Tommy Spaulding – Part 2</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/reasons-to-be-optimistic-about-our-surrounding/421371/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Missing Structure</title><link>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/the-missing-structure/421293</link> <comments>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/the-missing-structure/421293#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:46:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Adam Lyons</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Culture Thoughts]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cpchampion.com/?p=1293</guid> <description><![CDATA[Watch "The Missing Structure" video Champion produced about how and why our tenants are getting to the top of their industry. ...(continued)...Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/gabes-interview/42449' rel='bookmark' title='Interview with GCON'>Interview with GCON</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/the-missing-structure/421293/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>For Sale or On Sale?</title><link>http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/for-sale-or-on-sale/421287</link> <comments>http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/for-sale-or-on-sale/421287#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:50:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ricky Lyons</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Champion Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture Thoughts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ricky@Champion]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cpchampion.com/?p=1287</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Everyday we receive phone calls asking if we have anything for sale.  They expect the answer &#8211; “of course, everything is for sale!&#8221;</p><p>That is not necessarily true.</p><p>At Champion, our plan is to hold our assets long term.  ...(continued)...Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/prosperity-and-its-connection-to-time/421257' rel='bookmark' title='Prosperity and its connection to Time'>Prosperity and its connection to Time</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/lenders-love-cash-flow/421285' rel='bookmark' title='Lenders love cash flow'>Lenders love cash flow</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/responsibility-is-the-key/421265' rel='bookmark' title='Responsibility is the key'>Responsibility is the key</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/for-sale-or-on-sale/421287/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Lenders love cash flow</title><link>http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/lenders-love-cash-flow/421285</link> <comments>http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/lenders-love-cash-flow/421285#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:30:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ricky Lyons</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Champion Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture Thoughts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ricky@Champion]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cpchampion.com/?p=1285</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>In today&#8217;s real estate world we are in juxtaposition for loans and equity between cash flow and replacement costs.</p><p>Lenders love cash flow and investors love replacement costs.</p><p>These two concepts can work well together.  When looking for value-added projects, Champion ...(continued)...Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/news/on-campus-mobs-are-more-attractive/421399' rel='bookmark' title='On-Campus MOB’s more attractive to Lenders'>On-Campus MOB’s more attractive to Lenders</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/for-sale-or-on-sale/421287' rel='bookmark' title='For Sale or On Sale?'>For Sale or On Sale?</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/case-studies/case-study-rick-heinz-from-anaheim-automotive-properties/4272' rel='bookmark' title='Case Study &#8211; Rick Heinz from Anaheim Automotive Properties'>Case Study &#8211; Rick Heinz from Anaheim Automotive Properties</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/lenders-love-cash-flow/421285/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Wall meetings – a look at Champion Rhythms</title><link>http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/wall-meetings-and-champion-rhythms/421283</link> <comments>http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/wall-meetings-and-champion-rhythms/421283#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:27:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ricky Lyons</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Champion Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture Thoughts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ricky@Champion]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cpchampion.com/?p=1283</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>For the 10 years since Champion has been in business, we employed Wall meetings.  But we use a special wall.</p><p>The purpose of the Wall is to put everything important about Champion out publicly and have it updated regularly.  ...(continued)...Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/case-studies/case-study-ace-hardware/4259' rel='bookmark' title='Case Study &#8211; Jim Van Der Werf : ACE Hardware Stores ACE Hardware Stores'>Case Study &#8211; Jim Van Der Werf : ACE Hardware Stores ACE Hardware Stores</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/lenders-love-cash-flow/421285' rel='bookmark' title='Lenders love cash flow'>Lenders love cash flow</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/responsibility-is-the-key/421265' rel='bookmark' title='Responsibility is the key'>Responsibility is the key</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/wall-meetings-and-champion-rhythms/421283/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>It is hard telling your friends that it is time to change.</title><link>http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/it-is-hard-telling-your-friends-that-it-is-time-to-change/421281</link> <comments>http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/it-is-hard-telling-your-friends-that-it-is-time-to-change/421281#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:26:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ricky Lyons</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Champion Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture Thoughts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ricky@Champion]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cpchampion.com/?p=1281</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>In a recent article in Bloomberg Businessweek, the activities of the Gates Foundation were chronicled.  At the end of the article Bill Gates is quoted as saying &#8220;sometimes the most difficult act of leadership is not fighting the enemy; ...(continued)...Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/news/kindergarten-class-size-reductions-improve-education/421447' rel='bookmark' title='SAN TAN LEARNING CENTER’S SCHOOL BOARD VOTES TO CHANGE KINDERGARTEN CLASS SIZE FROM 25 TO 22 STUDENTS NEXT YEAR.'>SAN TAN LEARNING CENTER’S SCHOOL BOARD VOTES TO CHANGE KINDERGARTEN CLASS SIZE FROM 25 TO 22 STUDENTS NEXT YEAR.</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/book-reviews/linchpin-are-you-indispensable/42248' rel='bookmark' title='Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?'>Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/wall-meetings-and-champion-rhythms/421283' rel='bookmark' title='Wall meetings – a look at Champion Rhythms'>Wall meetings – a look at Champion Rhythms</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/it-is-hard-telling-your-friends-that-it-is-time-to-change/421281/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Secondary Responsibility</title><link>http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/secondary-responsibility/421268</link> <comments>http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/secondary-responsibility/421268#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:21:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ricky Lyons</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Champion Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture Thoughts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ricky@Champion]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cpchampion.com/?p=1268</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Two or three years ago we were having a discussion with a contractor who was in the midst of building one of our projects.  Neither schedules nor budgets were being met.  The budget was the contractor’s problem, but the schedule ...(continued)...Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/responsibility-is-the-key/421265' rel='bookmark' title='Responsibility is the key'>Responsibility is the key</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/about/culture/champion-guidance-book' rel='bookmark' title='Guidance Document'>Guidance Document</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/the-champion-way/the-champion-way-chapter-two/42344' rel='bookmark' title='Chapter Two of &#8220;The Champion Way™&#8221;'>Chapter Two of &#8220;The Champion Way™&#8221;</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/secondary-responsibility/421268/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Responsibility is the key</title><link>http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/responsibility-is-the-key/421265</link> <comments>http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/responsibility-is-the-key/421265#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:19:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ricky Lyons</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Champion Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture Thoughts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ricky@Champion]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cpchampion.com/?p=1265</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Champion operates under a model that is an integral part of our Culture. The model was first designed one afternoon at a Strategic Coach™ seminar, when a workshop mate of mine stopped the conversation and said, “Ricky, I think I ...(continued)...Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/secondary-responsibility/421268' rel='bookmark' title='Secondary Responsibility'>Secondary Responsibility</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/apollo-culture/42329' rel='bookmark' title='Apollo Culture'>Apollo Culture</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/the-champion-way/the-champion-way-chapter-three/42347' rel='bookmark' title='Chapter Three of &#8220;The Champion Way™&#8221;'>Chapter Three of &#8220;The Champion Way™&#8221;</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/responsibility-is-the-key/421265/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Prosperity and its connection to Time</title><link>http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/prosperity-and-its-connection-to-time/421257</link> <comments>http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/prosperity-and-its-connection-to-time/421257#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:55:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ricky Lyons</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Champion Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture Thoughts]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cpchampion.com/?p=1257</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>The metric of prosperity is time.  This has been the case since commerce started.</p><p>It is evidenced by the massive prosperity we have achieved by the exponential increase in computing power always at a lower cost.  Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel, ...(continued)...Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/news/fomc-votes-to-maintain-low-rates-for-an-extended-period/421090' rel='bookmark' title='FOMC Votes to Maintain Low Rates for an &#8216;Extended Period&#8217;'>FOMC Votes to Maintain Low Rates for an &#8216;Extended Period&#8217;</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/for-sale-or-on-sale/421287' rel='bookmark' title='For Sale or On Sale?'>For Sale or On Sale?</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/lenders-love-cash-flow/421285' rel='bookmark' title='Lenders love cash flow'>Lenders love cash flow</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/prosperity-and-its-connection-to-time/421257/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pick up the phone and call me please!</title><link>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/pick-up-the-phone-and-call-me-please/421248</link> <comments>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/pick-up-the-phone-and-call-me-please/421248#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:12:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ricky Lyons</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Culture Thoughts]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cpchampion.com/?p=1248</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>I did an email exercise recently.  I took three normal days worth of email and looked at them to see how many had some level of thoroughness. How many were just a long chain of short answers to questions that ...(continued)...Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/never-personalize-a-negative-feeling/42324' rel='bookmark' title='Never personalize a negative feeling'>Never personalize a negative feeling</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/capability-memorandum/42326' rel='bookmark' title='Capability Memorandum'>Capability Memorandum</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/tommy-spaulding-%e2%80%93-part-2/421389' rel='bookmark' title='Tommy Spaulding – Part 2'>Tommy Spaulding – Part 2</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/pick-up-the-phone-and-call-me-please/421248/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The strategy is a checklist</title><link>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/the-strategy-is-a-checklist/421241</link> <comments>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/the-strategy-is-a-checklist/421241#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:54:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ricky Lyons</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Culture Thoughts]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cpchampion.com/?p=1241</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>We are in the real estate development business where checklists are critical to our contractors, to our lenders, and in several processes we organize on a daily basis.  Prior to reading Gawandi’s book The Checklist Manifesto – How to Get ...(continued)...Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/book-reviews/made-to-stick-by-chip-and-dan-heath/42227' rel='bookmark' title='Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath'>Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/book-reviews/its-not-about-the-coffee-lessons-on-putting-people-first-from-a-life-at-starbucks/42243' rel='bookmark' title='It&#8217;s Not About the Coffee: Lessons on Putting People First from a Life at Starbucks'>It&#8217;s Not About the Coffee: Lessons on Putting People First from a Life at Starbucks</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/about/culture/recommended-reading-reviews' rel='bookmark' title='Great Books'>Great Books</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/the-strategy-is-a-checklist/421241/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Humility &#8211; Modesty</title><link>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/humility-modesty/421180</link> <comments>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/humility-modesty/421180#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:30:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ricky Lyons</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Culture Thoughts]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cpchampion.com/?p=1180</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Is there a difference between humility and modesty?  I think there is.  There are many definitions of humility.  From a business perspective many tend to use Jim Collins’ definition as described in his book Good To Great (www.JimCollins.com) which is ...(continued)...Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/naked-service/421174' rel='bookmark' title='Naked Service'>Naked Service</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/the-strategy-is-a-checklist/421241' rel='bookmark' title='The strategy is a checklist'>The strategy is a checklist</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/secondary-responsibility/421268' rel='bookmark' title='Secondary Responsibility'>Secondary Responsibility</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/humility-modesty/421180/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pursuing Excellence Cheat Sheet</title><link>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/pursuing-excellence-cheat-sheet/421177</link> <comments>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/pursuing-excellence-cheat-sheet/421177#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:24:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ricky Lyons</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Culture Thoughts]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cpchampion.com/?p=1177</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>I read a lot.  I recently finished a book by Tom Peters “The Little BIG Things, 163 Ways To Pursue Excellence”. (www.tompeters.com)</p><p>I particularly liked Little BIG Thing #160 titled ‘A Cheat Sheet for Tough Times (and Other Times, Too)’.  The ...(continued)...Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/secondary-responsibility/421268' rel='bookmark' title='Secondary Responsibility'>Secondary Responsibility</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/the-champion-way/the-champion-way-chapter-two/42344' rel='bookmark' title='Chapter Two of &#8220;The Champion Way™&#8221;'>Chapter Two of &#8220;The Champion Way™&#8221;</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/case-studies/case-study-karen-gleason-development-manager/4296' rel='bookmark' title='Case Study &#8211; Karen Gleason: Development Manager'>Case Study &#8211; Karen Gleason: Development Manager</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/pursuing-excellence-cheat-sheet/421177/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Naked Service</title><link>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/naked-service/421174</link> <comments>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/naked-service/421174#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:20:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ricky Lyons</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Culture Thoughts]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cpchampion.com/?p=1174</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>This blog was written after I finished reading Patrick Lencioni’s book Getting Naked. (www.tablegroup.com)</p><p>Patrick Lencioni says that when we can demonstrate our vulnerability to people we live and work with, we build stronger relationships, affirm our trust in them, and ...(continued)...Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/responsibility-is-the-key/421265' rel='bookmark' title='Responsibility is the key'>Responsibility is the key</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/case-studies/case-study-montessori-in-the-park/4264' rel='bookmark' title='Case Study &#8211; Montessori In The Park'>Case Study &#8211; Montessori In The Park</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/case-studies/case-study-mike-davis-from-dfd-cornoyer-hendrick/4275' rel='bookmark' title='Case Study &#8211; Mike Davis from DFD Cornoyer Hendrick'>Case Study &#8211; Mike Davis from DFD Cornoyer Hendrick</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/naked-service/421174/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Never Quit</title><link>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/never-quit/421170</link> <comments>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/never-quit/421170#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:18:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ricky Lyons</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Culture Thoughts]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cpchampion.com/?p=1170</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Recently, I was sitting at  Starbucks with a long-time friend who asked me how we are doing.  He wanted to know how we are succeeding.</p><p>My answer to that &#8211; “we never, never, never quit”.</p><p>I attribute that largely to a quote ...(continued)...Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/naked-service/421174' rel='bookmark' title='Naked Service'>Naked Service</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/humility-modesty/421180' rel='bookmark' title='Humility &#8211; Modesty'>Humility &#8211; Modesty</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/pursuing-excellence-cheat-sheet/421177' rel='bookmark' title='Pursuing Excellence Cheat Sheet'>Pursuing Excellence Cheat Sheet</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/never-quit/421170/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Sound of the Guns</title><link>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/sound-of-the-guns/421167</link> <comments>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/sound-of-the-guns/421167#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:08:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ricky Lyons</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Culture Thoughts]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cpchampion.com/?p=1167</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Think of all the different places one can learn.</p><p class="wp-caption-text">Newt&#39;s Starbucks Cup Quote</p><p>But have you ever thought of Starbucks as a place of learning?  For me, the answer is Yes!  Especially if you ever read the back of a Starbucks ...(continued)...Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/case-studies/case-study-brad-logan-from-cavan-commercial/4284' rel='bookmark' title='Case Study &#8211; Brad Logan from Cavan Commercial'>Case Study &#8211; Brad Logan from Cavan Commercial</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/urgency-defined/42322' rel='bookmark' title='Urgency defined'>Urgency defined</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/case-studies/case-study-ace-hardware/4259' rel='bookmark' title='Case Study &#8211; Jim Van Der Werf : ACE Hardware Stores ACE Hardware Stores'>Case Study &#8211; Jim Van Der Werf : ACE Hardware Stores ACE Hardware Stores</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/sound-of-the-guns/421167/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Better to abrogate than delegate.</title><link>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/better-to-abrogate-than-delegate/42839</link> <comments>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/better-to-abrogate-than-delegate/42839#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 16:36:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ricky Lyons</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Culture Thoughts]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cpchampion.com/?p=839</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p> </p><p>Ever since I left law school people have told me that I was a bad delegator.  But that statement approaches the issue in the wrong way.  My greatest successes have come when I have abrogated instead of delegated.</p><p> </p><p>Delegation typically involves requesting ...(continued)...Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/responsibility-is-the-key/421265' rel='bookmark' title='Responsibility is the key'>Responsibility is the key</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/case-studies/case-study-phil-hertel-from-laveen-planning-committee/4293' rel='bookmark' title='Case Study &#8211; Phil Hertel from Laveen Planning Committee'>Case Study &#8211; Phil Hertel from Laveen Planning Committee</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/secondary-responsibility/421268' rel='bookmark' title='Secondary Responsibility'>Secondary Responsibility</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/better-to-abrogate-than-delegate/42839/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Apollo Culture</title><link>http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/apollo-culture/42329</link> <comments>http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/apollo-culture/42329#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:11:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Champion</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Champion Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture Thoughts]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://new.cpchampion.com/?p=329</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Connected to this Apollo culture is a can-do, responsible attitude that Israelis refer to as rosh gadol.  In the Israeli army, soldiers are divided into those who think with a rosh gadol – literally, a “big head” – and those ...(continued)...Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/urgency-defined/42322' rel='bookmark' title='Urgency defined'>Urgency defined</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/about/culture' rel='bookmark' title='Culture'>Culture</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/never-personalize-a-negative-feeling/42324' rel='bookmark' title='Never personalize a negative feeling'>Never personalize a negative feeling</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/apollo-culture/42329/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Capability Memorandum</title><link>http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/capability-memorandum/42326</link> <comments>http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/capability-memorandum/42326#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:09:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Champion</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Champion Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture Thoughts]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://new.cpchampion.com/?p=326</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>What does an entrepreneur do?  An entrepreneur increases the lower levels of productivity to higher levels of productivity.</p><p>What is capitalism?  It is not about the growth of capital!  It is about the expansion of cooperation among strangers.  A capitalist is ...(continued)...Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/case-studies/case-study-ace-hardware/4259' rel='bookmark' title='Case Study &#8211; Jim Van Der Werf : ACE Hardware Stores ACE Hardware Stores'>Case Study &#8211; Jim Van Der Werf : ACE Hardware Stores ACE Hardware Stores</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/it-is-hard-telling-your-friends-that-it-is-time-to-change/421281' rel='bookmark' title='It is hard telling your friends that it is time to change.'>It is hard telling your friends that it is time to change.</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/pick-up-the-phone-and-call-me-please/421248' rel='bookmark' title='Pick up the phone and call me please!'>Pick up the phone and call me please!</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/capability-memorandum/42326/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Never personalize a negative feeling</title><link>http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/never-personalize-a-negative-feeling/42324</link> <comments>http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/never-personalize-a-negative-feeling/42324#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:08:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Champion</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Champion Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture Thoughts]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://new.cpchampion.com/?p=324</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>It is key that we never personalize a negative feeling to the relationship.  As hard as that might be, and as many times as I fall off that wagon, every time we personalize a situation (and I did it over ...(continued)...Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/blog/culture-thoughts/never-quit/421170' rel='bookmark' title='Never Quit'>Never Quit</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/case-studies/case-study-mike-davis-from-dfd-cornoyer-hendrick/4275' rel='bookmark' title='Case Study &#8211; Mike Davis from DFD Cornoyer Hendrick'>Case Study &#8211; Mike Davis from DFD Cornoyer Hendrick</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/case-studies/case-study-ace-hardware/4259' rel='bookmark' title='Case Study &#8211; Jim Van Der Werf : ACE Hardware Stores ACE Hardware Stores'>Case Study &#8211; Jim Van Der Werf : ACE Hardware Stores ACE Hardware Stores</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/never-personalize-a-negative-feeling/42324/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Urgency defined</title><link>http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/urgency-defined/42322</link> <comments>http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/urgency-defined/42322#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:07:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Champion</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Champion Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture Thoughts]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://new.cpchampion.com/?p=322</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>When people have a true sense of urgency, they think that action on critical issues is needed now, not eventually, not when it fits easily into a schedule.  Now means making real progress every single day.  Critically important means challenges ...(continued)...Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/wall-meetings-and-champion-rhythms/421283' rel='bookmark' title='Wall meetings – a look at Champion Rhythms'>Wall meetings – a look at Champion Rhythms</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/apollo-culture/42329' rel='bookmark' title='Apollo Culture'>Apollo Culture</a></li><li><a href='http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/secondary-responsibility/421268' rel='bookmark' title='Secondary Responsibility'>Secondary Responsibility</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cpchampion.com/champion-culture/urgency-defined/42322/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
<!-- Served from: cpchampion.com @ 2012-02-06 23:09:16 by W3 Total Cache -->
