Be A Lighthouse
Photography has always been a passion for me. And one of the things that I love to capture with my camera is a lighthouse on a clear day. Recently, my …
Leadership Requires Constant Evaluation
In the first installment of this series I drew a parallel between the tension needed to flex a straight piece of steel to create an oval train track and the …
Busy
When you look at your blog and realize that several weeks have gone by since your last post, you are too busy! Consider this passage. “We are merely moving shadows, …
I’ve Been Workin’ on the Railroad
Effective leadership is fashioned through activities, which chisel away excess material revealing the masterpiece within. One summer I learned a lot about leadership working with troubled and troubling teens constructing …
Details Matter
She was wiping off the trash can. Not only did she clean the outside of the trash can, she was actually cleaning the inside lip and edges of the opening …
Big Ideas
Great leaders have BIG ideas. Not every one of them is necessarily big. But some of them must be. Consider these words and the idea that they represent. “I only …
Knowing Your Place
It was the last night of my stay at the very luxurious Ritz-Carlton in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Apparently someone had alerted the General Manager that I would be leaving very …
Emotionally Adept Leaders
To make a case for one of them is to also make the case for the other. Because to truly grasp Emotional Intelligence (EI) and not put it into practice …
Nice Guys Finish Last
Maybe nice guys don’t finish “last.” But they often finish “late.” What do I mean when I say that? One of the most glaring leadership issues that I observe on …
Real Leaders Care
There is a story that is told of an old lady who came to the post office frequently to buy stamps. And that story presents us with a leadership trait …