Are You a Grateful Leader?

Gratitude – the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. Are you grateful for those you lead? If you are, good on you, and if you aren’t then odds are, you aren’t inspiring them to follow you and they’re working out of compliance, not...

Leadership, Courage and Commitment

Leadership, Courage and Commitment – I found all three of these qualities this week at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial on a cliff just above Omaha Beach in Colleville-sur-Mer, France. I found them in the names of 9,387 servicemen, 307 of which are Unknowns (those which could not be...

5 Quintessential Keys of Leadership

Recently I facilitated a Leadership Training for a local company in business for over 20 years. It went very well and the managers all had positive comments. After talking with the participants, what I found was the lack of in house training for these great group of people. So it got me thinking, why...

What is Leadership?

What is leadership? The dictionary defines leadership as: the position or function of a leader; the ability to lead; an act or instance of leading; guidance; direction; the leaders of a group. I believe leadership is a learned skill. Great leaders inspire and empower the people they are leading. They think...

Apple Pie with Lucy

This week my wife’s book, Apple Pie with Lucy, a Story of One Woman’s Search for Significance is being published and shipped out. It’s her first and it’s GREAT! I say that with prejudice and I make no apologies for my bias. It’s been an absolute joy watching her set a goal and achieve it in 6...

A Risk a Day Keeps the Old Results Away!

I love that line! Why, because I came up with it and because it’s so true! LOL! Seriously, one day while hiking with my wife Melissa, we were talking about how to create the results you desire and I came up with “A risk a day will keep the old results away,” meaning by taking risks in the context of...