Skiing & Leadership Development
One of the things that I am noticing as I continue hip deep in my leadership development research and client work is that I find leadership lessons all around and … Continue reading
What’s a Michigan Man?
As I’ve noted before, I am a sports radio junkie and one of my favorite radio hosts is Jim Rome. Yesterday I was listening to him interview Michigan basketball head … Continue reading
Rachel Canning & Lessons in Forgiveness
The story of 18-year old, Rachel Canning, has been all over the news. For those who were not keeping score, Rachel sued her parents for her tuition and for a … Continue reading
You’re not good at something, so let’s make you do more of it.
Does that sound like good management advice? To me it looks like a recipe for organizational and performance failure. This idea, however, was recently put forward by the executive editor … Continue reading
Do you learn more from success or failure?
This is a question that doesn’t have an easy answer. It also depends on what we’re really asking with that question. While some research has been done by University of … Continue reading
True Partner = Walks the Walk & Little Talks
A favorite leadership quote of mine that is attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson is: “What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.” It is a … Continue reading
A Night with Malcolm Gladwell
Thanks to a friend of mine, I was able to get a ticket to a live event with Malcolm Gladwell in Salt Lake City. Gladwell just happens to be one … Continue reading
X’s and O’s or Jim’s and Joe’s
I am a bit of a sport’s talk junkie, especially now that football season is finally under way. As I listened to the head coach of North Dakota State be … Continue reading
Wrong Lesson #1: Giving advice is easy, living by it is not
I remember that when my wife and I first got married we would often talk about having a family. We would look around at others struggling with their kids and … Continue reading
Each life that touches ours for good
The title of this blog is from a hymn of the same name and best expresses my thoughts about a recent event in my life. Two weeks ago, my Uncle … Continue reading
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