Leadership

Let the World Know You Are There

I opened a letter my late grandparents wrote me August 6th, 1994 it read, “Congratulations: School may be over, but you never stop learning so go and let the world […]

Know Yourself

I find it fascinating that none of us came out of the box with an operating manual. Everything in our world comes with an operations guide-a detail set of instructions […]

What Sucks the Life Out of You?

Fists were banging on the table while expletives were being used as verbs. It was late and everyone could feel the stress, worry, and anxiety in the room. I left […]

Lessons I Learned From Mergers and Acquisitions

My wife was four months pregnant the first time I interviewed to keep my job. I turned up at 8 am for our Monday morning meeting and twenty of us […]

Learning Which Fences to Hop

I’ve always hopped fences. I guess my curiosity and spirit of adventure are stronger than my fear of getting caught on the wrong side of the fence. In college inspired […]

Making Career Decisions By Focusing On the Wrong Part Of the Problem

I felt trapped. My kids were little, my mortgage was big, my lifestyle was bloated and we had a lot of medical bills. I loved the work I was doing, […]

Don’t Neglect Your Relationships

A friend told me about a saying from his mentor, “The grass is greener wherever you water it.” I’ve been married for over twenty years and I have not always regularly […]

Don’t Dip Your Quill In Company Ink

I ride bikes most weekends with a group of guys. One of the guys, taught me this lesson. Twenty-five years ago, his mentor gave him this advice, “Don’t dip your quill […]

Don’t Check Your Email 200 Times a Day

My friend Bill told me once, “Your inbox is full of stuff other people want you to work on.” The spirit of this principle is don’t be a slave to what other […]

Self-Respect and Dignity Are Easy to Ignore But Difficult to Regain

I have a friend who served a thirteen months sentence in Federal prison for an SEC (Security Exchange Commission) violation. Concurrent with the US market collapse of 2007, the US […]