How To Be a Coaching Leader
Mr. Cherry was my best lawn-mowing client as a kid growing up on the Mississippi gulf coast. He wasn’t just a paying customer, though; he snuck…
Good Leaders Have a Limp
Maybe you’re familiar with the story I’m referring to. It’s found in Genesis 32 in the Old Testament. Alone for the night, the…
Why Authentic Leadership Works (and Insincerity Doesn’t)
I distinctly remember the first time I received a handwritten letter from Prof. Though I don’t recall the subject of his note, I very clearly remember…
4 Character Traits of Thriving Employees
A recent conversation with a friend about business recruiting actually highlighted a couple of parenting insights.
I was meeting with a CEO who was evaluating his internship program….
A Forgotten Lesson: Pause and Put Things in Order
Hold out your money. Speak your soup order in a loud, clear voice. Step to the left and pick up your soup.
Step to the left too early…
3 Factors That (Almost) Guarantee Success
Every February, the truly devoted baseball fans make their way to Florida and Arizona to watch their favorite team in spring training. Spring training is when every team…
Six Diagnostic Questions for Life and Work
We were 7,000 feet up in our twin engine Beechcraft Baron headed home from Denver. A strong tailwind was pushing us along at record speeds. I was sitting up…
A Reflection on 2015
Most of us have a few bad annoying habits if we asked those closest to us. I will not divulge mine at this point but just know we…
Are You Putting the Gospel to Work?
William Wilberforce has long been viewed as a hero, kingdom change-agent, and statesman-saint committed to bringing the redemptive edge to all that his life touched after his encounter…
Let Generosity Flow
What do a nonprofit hospital in Indiana, an evangelistic Christian ministry in Central America, and a legal team trying to root out the sex trade in Thailand all…