Dr Deaton Speaks Blog

For good reason we extol the value of sound processes. Indeed it could be argued that most highly successful enterprises are the end product of well designed and well executed processes. While we celebrate their merit, let us not lose sight of the fact that processes do not run themselves. When, in fact, processes are […]

Yesterday, I had the opportunity of delivering the keynote address at the Arizona Management Society, which meets for a luncheon meeting on a monthly basis. I viewed this invitation as somewhat of an honor because September is the “kick-off” month for the new year (AMS takes the three summer months off), and the organization puts […]

Enjoyed a meaningful experience today. As a faculty member of an outstanding learning and growth organization, iLearningGlobal, I was asked to present a 20-minute “nugget” to an audience of over 120 marketing representatives, most of whom had travelled to Phoenix for this event. I was not the only faculty member who spoke. In fact, I […]

To me, few things are more inspiring than witnessing human beings taking on significant challenges and then doing their best. Especially their very best. When people willfully commit to something hard in order to push their boundaries, it is then that the nobility of the human spirit is manifest. Today I saw that human nobility […]

As many of you know, one of the principles taught in The Ownership Spirit ® seminar, the Othello Principle, states “The Eye Sees What the Mind Looks For.” During the past two days I found myself deriving significant benefit from applying this principle, although it took me a day to wake up and use it. […]

Last week I had a conversation with a CEO concerned about what he called an “atmosphere of resentment” festering in the ranks of his organization. That led to a discussion on the “origin of cultures” that I think would make for a profitable topic here in the Qummunity. My observation to him was that most […]

As we work toward designing results-conducive cultures, consider two laws of the mind: (1) The mind does not solve general problems; (2) The mind does not achieve vague or general goals.   When it comes to behavior, specificity rules. Teams who define their standards and mutual expectations in specific terms set themselves apart, enabling themselves […]

  Happy New Year!  What I want to share with you today is another KEY POINT in our teachings at Quma Learning—a point that I cover in more depth in my new Ownership Spirit – The One Grand Key That Changes Everything Else. One of the big benefits the comes from higher awareness of our […]

Dennis Deaton’s long-awaited book is here!  We are pleased to announce that “Ownership Spirit: The One Grand Key That Changes Everything Else” is hot off the press and we are offering a special discount to our Quma Qummunity. Click on this link to order the book from the Quma Store and you will receive 25% off […]

I’m on the road this week teaching,  I want to share with you another Key Point from my new book coming out in just a few short weeks, Ownership Spirit – The One Grand Key That Changes Everything Else.  In the world today there’s a tendency to want to hold other people accountable for their actions.  […]