Tim Elmore asks a great question in his wonderful new book The Eight Paradoxes of Great Leadership: Embracing the Conflicting Demands of Today’s Workplace. He asks, “How long does it take for an average person to earn a black belt in karate?” The answer is what is so interesting. Tim points out that average people […]
An Elite Team Is Formed In 1994, a public utility went through deregulation. As part of this process, 13 local offices were consolidated into a single call center. As with any downsizing initiative, many employees took early retirement. Sadly, many more were forced to take a severance package. However, approximately one hundred employees were retained. […]
An Unusual Request In early 1994, former San Francisco 49ers head coach Bill Walsh received a phone call from an old friend and former player, but not just any player. Quarterback Joe Montana was reaching out with a surprising request. Montana was asking Coach Walsh to review his mechanics and footwork. Montana simply felt they […]
From Stockroom To Leading The Boardroom Mark Cole began his career working for John Maxwell 21 years ago. It was an inauspicious start for the man who would go on to be Chief Executive Officer of The John Maxwell Company and his nine organizations. Mark began in the mailroom and doing tele-sales. He was spending […]
Yesterday I had the privilege of attending John Maxwell’s Live2Lead Conference featuring Jeff Henderson, Ed Mylett, Valorie Burton, and others. The event was an opportunity to learn from elite thinkers and gain leadership principles and personal growth techniques from their time-tested teaching. It was an INCREDIBLE event!!! I can’t recommend enough you purchase the digital replays […]
4 feet 8.5 inches wide Does the measurement of 4 feet 8.5 inches mean anything to you? Trust me, it does more than you know. Utilizing Jeremy Gutsche’s wonderful book Create The Future: Tactics For Disruptive Thinking as a resource, allow me to explain. The Roman Empire ruled the world from 27 BC through 476 […]
For the next two days, I will be bringing in real time the top leadership quotes and lessons from the 2021 Global Leadership Summit (GLS). Therefore, make sure you bookmark this site and check back often. For those not familiar with the GLS, it is two days of rich, high-impact, inspiring sessions, and learnings from a diverse […]
