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...

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...

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...

Be a Mentor and Make a Difference!

On Monday a mentor of mine, Brian Klemmer, Founder of Klemmer and Associates was laid to rest. He was 61 and died oh too soon. He left a legacy more than most and I honor him today by sharing my thoughts on the value of mentoring. The following is an excerpt of a blog I posted about a year ago. It’s worth...

Motivational Speaker James Malinchak

Recently I had the distinct pleasure to finally meet the man I had interviewed via phone over two years ago for one of the nine success stories I feature in my book, Time-Out!. James Malinchak is a great guy. Very unassuming and a true champion. He recently took a time out in his life and was featured in...