Category: Leadership

#Persistence April 5

There are so many leadership stories on the value of PERSISTENCE. During the 2021 NCAA Basketball Tournament which ends tonight there have been several examples given. One example was about Florida State University’s seventy-two...

#Art April 2

Leadership lessons can come when we take time to create ART. Twice in the same day two weeks ago I read about creating ART. First it was my friend Dawn Whitley putting a plug...

#Confrontation March 26

I was asked a tough question last week. What leadership lessons did I fail at? My answer was short and painful, CONFRONTATION. The person asking the question gave me a back handed compliment by...

#Aim March 20

Last week as part of my daily leadership reading I was reviewing George Raveling fabulous newsletter called The Daily Coach. He discussed the importance of AIM. AIM is an acronym for how to better...

#Revenge March 9

There is a famous line in the movie the “Godfather” about REVENGE. The quote is “REVENGE is a dish best served cold” uttered by Don Vito Corleone to his son Michael. I also read...

#Juglone January 19

Maybe you are reading this post because you are curious about the word JUGLONE. I am going to come back to that word but I want to talk about walnuts. There is lots of...

#Dependable January 8

We take so many things for granted that always seem to work. I started to ponder all of the DEPENDABLE items in my life. I started to realize that almost everything I thought of...

#Bored January 5

I think every leader has found themselves at some point in the midst of a BORED rut. I have often found that apathy or BOREDOM seems more prevalent after a holiday or vacation. Sometimes...

#Luck December 23

We all have a friend or co-worker that utters phrases like. “I never win anything” or “I have no LUCK” The pandemic has caused each of us ponder the bad LUCK or misfortune that has come our...

#Listening December 21

The next sentence I write about LISTENING is attributed to Alan Alda and is personally humbling. “Real listening is a willingness to let the other person change you.” One of the real hard things for any...