Bob Mac
@macthoughts5201.bsky.social
Age 54 in Key West, Florida -- Experienced corporate executive, CEO and entrepreneur. Author of numerous books on business, management and leadership.
It is hard enough to achieve success, but even more difficult when you allow others to define the parameters of that success.
November 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
It is hard enough to achieve success, but even more difficult when you allow others to define the parameters of that success.
A sense of urgency does not mean operating at a forced frenetic pace, but rather that all decisions and actions are made in a consistent, timely fashion -- exhibiting neither delay or panic.
November 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
A sense of urgency does not mean operating at a forced frenetic pace, but rather that all decisions and actions are made in a consistent, timely fashion -- exhibiting neither delay or panic.
Many confuse success with the end of the road, when it is really only a sign that you are on the right road.
November 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Many confuse success with the end of the road, when it is really only a sign that you are on the right road.
If you can demonstrate the ability to cut through the extraneous distractions, identify core issues and make complicated things simple for others, you have the makings of an effective leader.
November 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
If you can demonstrate the ability to cut through the extraneous distractions, identify core issues and make complicated things simple for others, you have the makings of an effective leader.
A company can differentiate itself from its competition when it is committed to an unswerving, relentless effort to identify and do what the competition does not, will not and cannot do.
November 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
A company can differentiate itself from its competition when it is committed to an unswerving, relentless effort to identify and do what the competition does not, will not and cannot do.
Change embraced becomes the power to create the future. Change resisted becomes the power to destroy the future.
November 4, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Change embraced becomes the power to create the future. Change resisted becomes the power to destroy the future.
Effective leaders use give and take to build loyalty among followers. They give credit when things go well and take the blame when things go bad.
November 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Effective leaders use give and take to build loyalty among followers. They give credit when things go well and take the blame when things go bad.
The intensity of bureaucratic resistance to new ideas is in direct proportion to the ideas that would benefit the organization the most.
November 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The intensity of bureaucratic resistance to new ideas is in direct proportion to the ideas that would benefit the organization the most.
The key to sustaining success once it has been found is to be ever-alert to losing success.
November 2, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The key to sustaining success once it has been found is to be ever-alert to losing success.
There is no such thing as keeping up with the competition. Either you keep ahead of the competition or you keep falling behind the competition.
October 30, 2025 at 1:31 PM
There is no such thing as keeping up with the competition. Either you keep ahead of the competition or you keep falling behind the competition.
Anyone can take a simple issue and make it complicated. An effective leader is one who can take a complicated issue and make it simple.
October 29, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Anyone can take a simple issue and make it complicated. An effective leader is one who can take a complicated issue and make it simple.
Recognizing and embracing change and innovation is a clear-cut risk, but not nearly so much as rejecting it.
October 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Recognizing and embracing change and innovation is a clear-cut risk, but not nearly so much as rejecting it.
Empowering employees is about the sharing of power, not the transfer of power. The leader retains the power of position, but freely shares the intrinsic value of power, which is to influence decisions and to make a difference.
October 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Empowering employees is about the sharing of power, not the transfer of power. The leader retains the power of position, but freely shares the intrinsic value of power, which is to influence decisions and to make a difference.
If the leader does not demonstrate a consistent, absolute commitment to an objective, it is unrealistic to ask the followers to give their full commitment to the leader.
October 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
If the leader does not demonstrate a consistent, absolute commitment to an objective, it is unrealistic to ask the followers to give their full commitment to the leader.
TRUE LEADERS WILL DRIVE OPINION, NOT BE DRIVEN BY IT.
October 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
TRUE LEADERS WILL DRIVE OPINION, NOT BE DRIVEN BY IT.
Real leadership is about making a difference, while management is about eliminating a difference.
October 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Real leadership is about making a difference, while management is about eliminating a difference.
It is the responsibility of the leader to give the would be followers a reason to follow.
October 22, 2025 at 6:54 PM
It is the responsibility of the leader to give the would be followers a reason to follow.
Most see what has been done and define progress as doing what has been done better. Visionary leaders see what has been done, but define progress as doing what has not been done.
October 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Most see what has been done and define progress as doing what has been done better. Visionary leaders see what has been done, but define progress as doing what has not been done.
Before you can achieve success. Know what you want to be and do and why.
October 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Before you can achieve success. Know what you want to be and do and why.
If the goal is not worth the risk of failure to achieve it, it is not worth much as a goal.
October 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
If the goal is not worth the risk of failure to achieve it, it is not worth much as a goal.
If there is no accountability for actions in a business culture, there can be no basis for learning, consistent standards of performance or an equitable distribution of rewards.
October 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
If there is no accountability for actions in a business culture, there can be no basis for learning, consistent standards of performance or an equitable distribution of rewards.
One of the traits of an effective leader is to always be willing to question and challenge what others see as inviolate rules of the game, and if they find these rules to be outdated or dishonest, they are willing to challenge and change them.
October 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
One of the traits of an effective leader is to always be willing to question and challenge what others see as inviolate rules of the game, and if they find these rules to be outdated or dishonest, they are willing to challenge and change them.
Some of what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur: 1) Identify a need not currently being met in the market. 2) Create a solid, workable solution to an identified need. 3) Compete against not with established competition. 4) Offer a personal stake to those who can add value to your effort.
October 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Some of what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur: 1) Identify a need not currently being met in the market. 2) Create a solid, workable solution to an identified need. 3) Compete against not with established competition. 4) Offer a personal stake to those who can add value to your effort.
Most of those who fall short of the success they seek do so because they fail to understand that the secret to success is that there is no secret to success. Success comes down to doing simple things and simply doing them.
October 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Most of those who fall short of the success they seek do so because they fail to understand that the secret to success is that there is no secret to success. Success comes down to doing simple things and simply doing them.
When you allow your past experience and success to plant the seed in your thinking that you know all there is to know ... know that you don't.
October 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
When you allow your past experience and success to plant the seed in your thinking that you know all there is to know ... know that you don't.