Recognizing Recognition
At the risk of offering TMI, one of my personal habits is to check my e -mail as soon as I arise from a night’s sleep and prepare for a...
Toughen Up!
I have a vivid memory of a trifle of an event that happened last summer, over six months ago. It is a memory that really shouldn’t even...
Obligations and Opportunities
Obligations and Opportunities Happy New Year! As we pin up our fresh calendars and begin a new year our minds often turn to resolutions...
True Inner Peace for a Leader
Ah, it is finally here, Christmas morning! Without question this is my favorite day of the year. I am up early as usual, with a warm...
A Decision is a Commitment of Resource
Like many, I have been reading about the recent VW diesel engine emissions cheating scandal occupying much of the automotive news space...
Leaders Watch for the Geckos
We recently took a trip to California to visit our son and daughter-in-law and to participate in a very special event, the celebration of...
Row the Boat
It is finally here! The 2015-2016 College Football season has begun and the fall collegiate gridiron season is poised to be another...
Timing is Everything
I recently came across an article that compared various sports and ranked them according to their level of difficulty and athletic...
The First 35 are the Toughest!
August 2nd marked a special day on my calendar. This weekend Shelly and I quietly celebrated our 35th wedding anniversary. There wasn't a...
The Alligator Returns.
As a student of leadership you begin to develop both a talent and a habit of looking beyond the obvious day to day interactions you come...