1269 Leadership Quotes
I attended a 1:30 PM opening-day matinee showing of the latest monsterverse film Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. From a leadership perspective, my objective was to gain some wisdom from an usual source about how two adversaries could join up for a common goal. It took some effort (more on that later) but I […]
“Faithful are the wounds of a friend.” – Proverbs 27:6 I was once in a meeting in which I was disrespectful to the person I was reporting to. Afterwards, my best friend at the organization called me and said, “The way you communicate is hyperbolic.” It was a much-needed rebuke from a friend. While it […]
Interim Leaders We are all interim leaders. For each of us, there will come a day in which someone else sits in our chair. It may be many years down the road, but one day you will be the former leader. To say we are currently being reminded of this reality is an understatement. In […]
The following are 5 Questions Successful Leaders Are Asking As They Enter 2024: The Key to Quality Decision-Making in 2024 Hall of Fame baseball coach Keith Madison recently wrote, “The worst time to make a major decision is when you are anxious, frustrated or angry. The best time to make decisions is after you count […]
The best book I have read in 2023 is Morgan Housel’s fantastic Same As Ever: A Guide To What Never Changes. I am a regular reader of his informative website CollabFund.com and had high hopes for his latest book. I was not disappointed and if purchase a copy either HERE or on the image provided, […]
On October 9, 2023, Dorothy Hoffner died at the age of 104. What was so extraordinary about her was not just the length of her life, but also passion in which she lived it. Dorothy truly believed age was just a number. The week prior to her passing away, Dorothy set the Guinness Book of […]
All leaders want (or should want) long-term success. No one wants to be limited in their influence. So the question begs, is there something a leader can do to position themselves to have success and influence on a continual basis? A Record-Breaking Leader During the first quarter of Sunday night’s game against the New York […]
This year I have undertaken the challenge of learning something new every day and posting these new insights into my journal. A picture of such a day is provided below. The past few days have been especially fruitful. I want to share with you 10 leadership lessons I’m learning right now which I think will […]
The Constant Weight Of Pressure And Havoc The Athletic’s Seth Emerson’s September 6th article reports that competitors of the two-time national champion Georgia Bulldogs are negatively recruiting against them. In particular, edge rushers are being told not to go there because of the team’s low sack totals. Negative recruiting should come as no surprise but […]
In 1999, Manchester United won what is known as “The Treble.” It is the triple crown of Premier League soccer. This historic team won the Premier League, FA Cup, and League Cup. An Unusual Request As the following season approached, striker Dwight Yorke approached the team’s legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson with an unusual request. […]
An Insubordinate Inner-Circle I have a dear friend, let’s call him Stan, owns his own business. Stan is a benevolent and kind leader. So much so, he recently had several members of his inner-circle and management team take full advantage of his goodwill. These individuals would often argue with, intimidate, and refuse to return Stan’s […]
“I wish I had been a fly on the wall for that conversation.” Have you ever uttered those words? I know I have more times than I can count. Mostly, I utter that phrase when two top performers privately get together. This is what I would like to know: What do they really think? What […]
