A Lack Of Organizational and Self-Awareness There are countless young leaders in our world today who I see make a very common mistake. But before we get too hard on the next generation of leaders, I also see many seasoned leaders make the same mistake when they enter a new environment. The mistake these leaders […]
I love quotes. Quotes bring me great clarity about a topic. They cut through the clutter break issues down to their essence. Leaders then use quotes to frame conversations and move people to action. Twice a year I publish the finest quotes I collected the previous six months. I am honored to bring those to […]
A Historic Catch On the night of June 13th, a fisherman was fishing in the Mekong River in Cambodia. The Mekong River flows from the Tibetan Plateau and winds a great distance through China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and all the way to Cambodia. The river is currently facing many challenges due to overfishing, […]
Kathleen Fitzpatrick, known as Miss Fitz, is a third grade teacher at Holy Trinity School in Washington DC. She is also a former college basketball player at Rutgers University. This past December, she promised her students they would all get hot chocolate if she hit a half-court shot during recess. Miss Fitz told ESPN, “I […]
Lisala Folau, who is disabled, was swept out to sea from the small, isolated island of Atata, but made it to the main island of Tongatapu, about eight kilometres away. #Tonga https://t.co/7AuBDQSEf6 — The Age (@theage) January 20, 2022 A Volcanic Eruption At approximately 7:00 PM on Saturday, January 15th, a wave of over six […]
A Hall Of Fame Coach Few people have the resume of Larry Brown. While at the University of North Carolina from 1960-1963, he played college basketball for Hall of Fame coaches Frank McGuire and Dean Smith. He then won a gold medal in the 1964 Olympics playing for another Hall of Fame coach, Hank Iba. […]
A Decision Is Changed Twenty years ago I was sitting in our company president’s office. He was wanting to make changes to a recently-implemented major Marketing initiative and I mentioned to him there would be pushback from the team. When he asked why, I said, “Well, they will say, ‘That’s not what he said last […]
