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Lately I feel like I'm entering into a mid-life crisis. But this one is neither biological nor emotional. Coloring my hair and buying a red sports car won't make me feel any better (ok, well maybe it will). No, this crisis is a technology one. You see, much like when my metabolism slowed to crawl after I passed 30 so has my ability to keep ...

Yesterday I pulled into a fast-food joint for a burger (yes, I know those things will kill you). While my stomach was empty I was full of optimism as I carefully placed my order through the faceless drive-in. "A number one with cheese, no tomato, and a Dr. Pepper". The person repeated the order back to me "A number one ...

I turned 29 yesterday.  Yes I know, next year is a big one but I have a whole year before I get to where most of you are, so HA!  Anyway, my brother gave me a card yesterday that said, "Birthdays are like Boogers, they more you have the harder it is to breathe."  I will have to say that I really enjoyed the card.  ...

I wanted to follow-up an earlier blog by reminding everyone not to surround themselves with "Yes-men" (or women). You need individuals within your core leadership team that will challenge your ideas. Not to the point of being disruptive or insubordinate, but in way that forces you to think through a variety of scenarios and possible ...

Everyone is accountable to someone no matter who they are or what their role is. A young team member may report to a Manager; the Manager may report to a Director; the Director to a Vice President; the Vice President to the CEO; And the CEO reports to the investors or board members.  Everyone is accountable to ...

Commonly leaders refer to (and treat) individuals within organizations as "resources" as if they're a commodity like grain or corn. You'll hear management refer to their people as their "most valuable resource". They establish Human "Resource" departments. They also refer to them as a "work"-force or ...

Jesus referred to us as a lot of things, but the most common analogy he used was "sheep".  Jesus always chose his words carefully (I suppose that shouldn't surprise me since he was perfect) so I try not to be offended that Jesus so accurately portrayed us as sheep because I know it's true. Like sheep, we're heavily ...

There’s no getting around it, our choice of words matter.  They have the power to heal and to harm, to bless and to blame, to inspire and to insult.  The Book of Proverbs has plenty to say about this subject , here are just a few of the references (10:19, 12:18, 13:3, 15:1, 15:2, 15:23, 16:21, 16:23, 16:24, 17:27, 18:7, 18:21, ...

To kick-off the New Year I decided to do something different in my weekly one-on-one meetings with my direct reports. First, we will be meeting as a group to read and discuss The Leader’s Handbook by Peter Scholtes. Second, the one-on-one meetings will no longer be status updates of their respective departments but instead we will use the ...