On Friday morning I had the privilege of having breakfast with a former United States Army Ranger. We discussed a myriad of leadership topics – church, family, business, military and the merging of the four into a singular journey. Much of his military experience is classified and I show the proper respect by not asking […]
On May 19th, 2014, Naval Admiral William H. McRaven, Commander of the United States Special Operations Command, and Distinguished Alumnus of the University of Texas, gave the commencement address to his alma mater’s graduating class. If you want to be inspired, watch a video of the speech above. The university’s slogan is “What starts here changes […]
Thanks to The Rocket Company, I am attending the Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit for the next two days. In an effort to help fulfill our mission of helping churches succeed, I will be bringing some of the top leadership lessons from the incredible faculty the WCA has assembled. The session’s second speaker was former Secretary of State […]
Yesterday I attended the Chick-Fil-A Leadercast along with the entire Rocket Company team. The following is a series of posts from the leadership learnings from the day. The afternoon’s final session featured Navy SEAL LCDR Rorke Denver. LCDR Denver is a true American hero and gave arguably the most inspirational presentation of the day. The following thoughts from LCDR Roarke […]
One of my favorite books on leadership is Captain D. Michael Abrashoff’s masterpiece It’s Your Ship. This book is required reading for any leader looking to increase the productivity of his/her business, team, organization, or church. The following are his thoughts: “A recent Gallup study found that when people leave their companies, 65% of them are actually […]
This post of final installment of a 3-part series on the leadership skills of those returning from active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. The nine quotes listed below come from Joe Klein’s article in the recent Time Magazine. To read Part 1 and Part 2, please click the hotlinks. “The main reason why I chose West […]
How are you going to remember former President George W. Bush? I think as time goes on history will be very kind to him. With the release of his new book Decision Points, President Bush appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show this week. The following are the amazing quotes from the man who will be known […]
