If you were stranded on a deserted island… Have your children ever asked you this? I think that they think it is some sort of a riddle. “Daddy what are …
A Leadership Formula
I often wonder what makes a good leader. I think back to some of the leaders I have experienced in my life and try to remember what they had in …
Leaders and Quitters
I hate quitters, and it really doesn’t matter what they are quitting, I just don’t like it. Now, I am not special, I have quit a few things in my …
A Committed Team
I would like to discuss commitment. An online dictionary I checked out has no less than seven (7) different definitions for commitment, all the way from …“The act or an …
A Leader’s Role in Their Team’s Performance
It may be obvious to most people that a leader’s performance is directly proportionate to their teams success or lack thereof. But it occurs to me that there are teams …
Repairing the Damage of a Past Leader
In my circle of friends and peers, there is a lot of discussion about who the Republican Party will get to challenge for President in the next election. The conversation …
Where have all the good (young) men gone?
“Men may seem as detestable as joint stock companies and nations; knaves, fools and murderers there may be; men may have mean and meager faces; but man, in the ideal, …
Leadership and Sacrifice
I recently spent an afternoon with some other former, retired military men, and we went to see the Lone Survivor movie. I guess it never occurred to me before the …
A Gift and a Leader
What is the best gift you can give as a leader? So, I was sitting around on the couch Wednesday trying to keep glitter out of my coffee cup and …
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 …