“You can have all the right strategies in the world; if you don’t have the right culture, you’re dead.” — Patrick Whitesell Have you ever heard of the term “Pecking Order”? If you are familiar with flocks of chickens in any way, you have. The pecking order is a structure for chickens in a flock … Read more
“As long as you’re green, you’re growing. As soon as you’re ripe, you start to rot.” — Ray Kroc Is anybody really comfortable being known as a beginner? I don’t think so. I’ve observed that most leaders that I work with(at least the ones that are hungry for growth) have a natural desire to become an expert in their field. … Read more
“It takes humility to seek feedback. It takes wisdom to understand it, analyze it and appropriately act on it.” — Stephen Covey The discipline of assessing yourself and your Team is huge. Self assessments and feedback provide a realistic picture of our strengths and weaknesses. They allow us to see potential pitfalls, address them and intentionally … Read more
“The decisions you make today will determine the stories you tell tomorrow.” — Craig Groeschel If you’ve been around me enough, or read into many of my blogs, I love to talk about intentionality. In fact, intentionality was my word of the year for the last two years. I wanted to be intentional about being intentional. … Read more
“By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.” — Robert Frost If you were to look back in your life and describe the best boss you’ve ever had, how would you describe them? There are so many possibilities, and one of the most … Read more
“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” — Mark Twain. What separates good from great in life, whether in our organizations, a sports team, or in growing in our favorite hobbies, is our ability to focus. The ones who are the most disciplined and focused will achieve more than … Read more
“The swiftest way to triple your success is to double your investment in personal development.” — Robin Sharma The most successful leaders are committed to lifelong learning, growth and development. And the ones who are successful in doing so all have something in common – They ALWAYS are looking for ways to get better! Knowledge and wisdom … Read more
“I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence I can reach for; perfection is God’s business.” – Michael J. Fox Are you a perfectionist? Or, do you just strive for excellence? If you think these are the same thing, I’m afraid you’re a tad mistaken. In fact they are so opposite of each other … Read more
“All fixed set patterns are incapable of adaptability or pliability. The truth is outside of all fixed patterns.” — Bruce Lee Change is challenging. No one really likes to change, not even us as leaders. Unless the change of course is our idea! John Maxwell says it like this, “Most people are more comfortable with old problems … Read more
“My definition of success: When your core values and self-concept are in harmony with your daily actions and behaviors.” — John Spence. Core Values unite and activate a team. They are like the glue that holds us together. They are a filter that every single decision of our lives both personally and in our organizations should … Read more