Don Munton is the Singles Minister at Houston’s First Baptist Church. He is a mentor-pastor-friend of mine. Don shares an amazing story with the young single men under his leadership …
Team Leaders and Judgment
Team Leaders – Do we judge ourselves too harshly or not harshly enough? The art of self-awareness is absolutely key to being a successful leader. Why? Because we always judge …
Some Thoughts on Hemingway and Hunters
Recently, there has been somewhat of an uproar over police officers embracing a quote from an essay written by Ernest Hemingway. The quote reads, “There is no hunting like the …
Everything to Everybody
Can a leader be everything to everybody on your team? First of all I hope everyone had as good of a Thanksgiving as I had. I love the opportunity to …
Commitment = Contentment
For a number of years I have been concerned about this declining thing called “commitment”. To me it has been like peeling back the layers of an onion as it …
Leadership Bias
I’ve recently been conducting internal interviews for a potential project, I have been granted the opportunity to “hand pick” my team. What I have discovered is I may have a …
Manday: I’m a Good Dad!
Every father should read the lyrics to or listen to Cats in the Cradle by Harry Chapin before they put their kids to bed every night. In other words, no …
When Leaders Make Mistakes
I came across an article in an industry magazine that talked about how companies react when things go wrong. They cited the recent very public grief that Toyota, BP and …
Open Letter: Thankful for My Mentors!
Dear Mentors- In the past few weeks, I have noticed on social media numerous individuals stating their thankfulness for their blessings as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches. I looked back on …
Are You Being Followed?
Look behind you. Are you being followed? If the answer is yes, odds are pretty good that you’re a leader. Sure, it could just be paranoia, I suppose. But because …