Category: Leadership

#Brand November 28

About six years ago I got exposed to a fascinating marketing expert and leader named Tony Poillucci . He made a presentation to a group of university leaders on the importance of establishing a BRAND....

#EastCarolinaUniversity November 24

My alma mater is East Carolina and the university provided a lots of FORTUITY (30 Day Vocabulary Challenge) for me. The leaders at the institution gave me opportunities that shaped my professional and personal life. Having a chance...

#Cabinet November 16

ver the next two to three months we will continue to read about the wanion (30 Day Vocabulary Challenge) caused by COVID and presidential CABINET appointments. Who serves on the CABINET often shapes the lives of...

#Zak November 6

 I previously wrote about a fantastic commencement speech made at UNC Pembroke in 2013 by Tim Ritter. He framed his remarks around a Dr. Zeuss book called “Oh The Places You Will Go“. There are all...

#Humor October 17

A day with laughter just seems like a better day. HUMOR is a gift. There are passages in the Bible that talk about it. Proverbs 17:22 “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but...

#First Day October 15

I had a twenty-five year stretch from 1972 to 1997 where October 15th meant the FIRST DAY of basketball practice. For decades that was the day when college basketball teams could officially begin practice....

#Waitress September 12

On Monday my wife and I traveled from Knoxville TN to Asheville NC. After we checked into our hotel we caught up with our long time friends Tony and Tina Jenkins. Tony and Tina...

#Lane August 23

On January 1, 2019 I began a daily habit of reading one chapter of the Bible each morning. My goal is to read it from cover to cover. I started with the New Testament...

#Choice August 22

Today’s Coach4aday post is about behavior I witnessed in a recent two day golf tournament. I am going to keep you the reader in suspense to the end of the post. My only foreshadowing...

#Persistence August 20

Each morning many of us wake up with the cloud of the pandemic flying over head. Those storm clouds force us to alter plans. Some have referenced our battle with COVID 19 as a...