Ever have one of those “defining moments” in your life? You know, those times when ‘something’ happened, and you just knew that moment would change you forever… I remember a defining moment in college. I lived off-campus, a few miles away, so I often took the university’s metro system to get me to different parts » Read More
This week I was reminded of the diversity in leadership while attending the International Computer Electronics Show (CES). With well over a hundred thousand people attending, I often found myself watching, listening and interacting with a very diverse group from all over the world. Imagine being placed into a scenario where language, familiarity with local » Read More
Thank you. You have honored and blessed me with your attention. Your attention suggests that you agree… individuals can make a difference. It encourages me to challenge myself first and my friends to act on behalf of their best dream of the future. Your attention and connection tells me that others share the idea that » Read More
If you’re doing it for your business, it’s managing. If you’re doing it for your people, it’s leading. We would be hard pressed today to find many people complaining about being “over-led.” We would not however have to look very far to discover groups of people feeling as if they are “over-managed” on a » Read More
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” Theodore Roosevelt Do you ever feel as if you are lacking something? One of the great passions as we become more global in our knowledge of others is comparison. We seem to constantly focus on what we don’t have or didn’t get. “Someone is » Read More
“How many quarters in a dollar, daddy?” My daughter looked up from her math homework, wondering why it had taken me so long to answer. It was the last weekend of the fiscal quarter and my mind had wandered to Wall Street. I carried our overflowing recycling bin toward the garage and answered, “Four, honey.” » Read More
As a lad, I lived for Saturday morning cartoons. Long before DVR, a boy needed an alarm clock catch the Super-Friends at 6 AM. And though a wide assortment of cartoons whizzed by until Noon, there was a consistent message throughout: “They’re GREAT!” See that was the catch-phrase of Tony the Tiger, the cartoon pitchman » Read More
I watched Saving Private Ryan yesterday. It was the first time I had seen the movie all the way through. I enjoy great movies, but few sad ones. I knew enough about this movie to know it was sad. I also knew the plot and story. It is truly an inspired classic. James Francis Ryan » Read More
Maybe it’s time we started a little global warming. Oh, I’m not talking about the planet’s surface temperature. I’m talking about a different kind of warmth. When people know one another and share a mutual appreciation, there is said to be a warmth between them. When those people actually work together to make a positive » Read More
My gratitude goes out to Joan Koerber-Walker and her Core Purpose blog. Joan is very involved in leadership development, small business and Arizona small business. She manages several on-line profiles and works tirelessly to make a difference through her business and professional services. Joan took the time to publish an interview of me that even » Read More
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