The last month of 2017 is upon us. Doesn’t it feel like just yesterday we were celebrating the New Year? Now it is time to start setting your goals for next year. Will 2018 be your best year ever? It is important that you get started early so that you can begin to take action […]
There is something that has really been bothering me lately. It has caused me to spend a lot of time reflecting on my own leadership. It is a simple question that I continue to ask myself: Am I a Servant Leader? Or am I just Self-Serving? Servant Leadership is a great idea. I have spent […]
This week I celebrated my birthday. I turned 31 years old. It is hard for me to believe that is was the 10th anniversary of my very important 21st birthday. Now that was a good birthday! As I get older I appreciate birthdays more and more. I enjoy the time I get to spend with […]
I often work with companies who are going through difficult transitions. Maybe they are changing leadership or establishing a new important position. Perhaps they are recovering from a poor year of performance or just moving on from one strategic plan to another. No matter what the reason, transition or change of any king is challenging. […]
Everyone wants to be successful. Each person’s definition is slightly different and entails different things. Success may be financial, relational, or something completely different. There are however, certain similarities found in every journey to Success, and certain things to avoid on the way. Introducing Beware of Alligators and Ugly Stuff, my latest book written with […]
The Law of the Lid is real. I am sure you have heard of it. One of my favorite leadership books of all time is The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by the great John Maxwell. I could write a post on all 21 laws mentioned by Maxwell, but really the first law (law of […]
One theme I continue to see a lot in the organizations I work with and speak to, is that many of them believe that in order to grow they must add more people when they should want to multiply. They bring on a large new client and the first thing they do is hire more people. […]
Paul J. Meyer was one of the greatest leaders I have ever met. On October 26th, 2009, he passed away and still to this day I continue to remember his legacy. I try to not let a day go by without mentioning his name and impact to someone new. Paul J. Meyer had a positive […]
I hate excuses. I think we all do, at least when we’re on the receiving end of one. Sometimes an excuse is legitimate, but far more often than not an excuse is an attempt to avoid responsibility. This of course tends to happen a lot when something has gone wrong. We don’t want excuses in […]
I was recently informed that I was a finalist for something called the ChangeMaker Award that the Austin Young Chamber of Commerce gives out every year. I am humbled by this recognition and it really got me thinking. This is (thinking) pretty much my greatest pastime. I have to first admit something about myself. In […]
