Today, The Rocket Company CEO Michael Lukaszewski conducted our weekly team meeting with an appropriate high level of passion and energy.  It was awesome! What Michael and all great leaders intuitively know is there are times when every organization, no matter how effective and successful they may be, needs to raise their level of energy. […]

There are several phrases which have become leadership axioms regarding teamwork: Teamwork makes the dream work. You can accomplish more with “we” than “me”. One can put a thousand to flight.  Two can put ten thousand to flight. There is no “i” in team. I honestly think John Maxwell came up with the first two […]

Have you ever been passed over as a leader?  If you have lived long enough it has probably happened numerous times.  The good news is you are not alone. My favorite documentary is ESPN’s 30 For 30 Elway To Marino.  This incredible feature chronicles the April 26, 1983 NFL Draft focusing on the organizations which […]

“We really need this to work.”  If you have been in leadership for any amount of time you have probably said these same words.  No leader is perfect and there are times in every leader’s life when nothing seems to be working right.  It seems like you are failing. One organization currently experiencing failure is […]

Leaders are always looking for ways to have success.  For many leaders failure is simply not an option. Earlier today, the four best teams in the NFL played for the right to go to the Super Bowl.  As I watched ESPN Countdown’s pre-game coverage, I gleaned the following 17 Things Leaders Must Do To Have […]

This is the final installment of my 3-part series on becoming a leadership genius.  You can read parts 1 and 2 by clicking here and here.  What I have learned from doing this study is there is leadership genius in each of us just waiting to be tapped into. As you read this series, you […]

I am so excited about this series.  It is teaching us that becoming a leadership genius is possible.  Leaders can get better by implementing a certain set of practices into their daily activities. Yesterday, we looked at 15 Practices Of A Leadership Genius, Auburn head football coach Gus Malzahn.  Today in Part 2 of this […]

Tonight is the national championship game between the Florida State Seminoles and Auburn Tigers.  The following are the pre-game leadership quotes leading up to the contest.  These insights give us great perspective into what is expected to succeed at the highest level. Expect Miracles – “A miracle at its core is a violation of the […]