https://youtu.be/wlHAVQtuxKg Are you ready for some football? Absolutely!!! On Wednesday, July 19th Alabama Crimson Tide head football coach Nick Saban appeared on ESPN’s First Take (see video above). Winner of five national championships and four in the last seven years, Coach Saban is a wealth of knowledge regarding the subject of leadership. He is arguably […]
A mistake we often make is our perception of who a great leader is. We have in our mind what a leader should look like, what a leader should sound like, and how a leader should act. But John Maxwell challenges our preconceived notions when he famously said, “Leadership is influence. Nothing more. Nothing less.” […]
Few things are as frustrating as being part of a dysfunctional organization. Leadership becomes not about advancing mission and vision, but rather about minimizing and managing mistakes, retaining good employees, overcoming missed expectations, and resolving unhealthy conflict. In the National Football League, the Cleveland Browns are the team most associated with dysfunction and having a […]
“I don’t care if they like me as along as they respect me.” I had numerous people make this statement to me as a young leader. It is a statement I have come to strongly disagree with from a leadership perspective. I have never truly respected someone I did not like. Also, I have never […]
Many businesses and churches are making a critical mistake. They hire a millennial wearing skinny jeans and wearing a scarf and say, “Let’s put him on the creative team!” Well, skinny jeans and a scarf does not make you creative. Khaki pants, a tucked-in blue pullover, and a ball cap makes you creative. Don’t believe […]
“You are part of our past. The question is are you part of our future?” – a former employer say to me. Have you ever been at a crossroads in your career? A time when the organization was moving in a certain direction and you were seemingly being left behind? Have you ever given everything […]
This evening I had the privilege of joining over 600 coaches, athletes and other attendees at NorthStar Church for a special evening with Jon Gordon, author of successful books like The Carpenter and The Energy Bus, and Mike Smith, former head coach of the Atlanta Falcons. Recently, they collaborated on the incredible new book, You Win In The […]
