The Rockettes, Your Business, and Recruiting for Character
A couple of years ago I spent nine days in April camped out at the Crown Plaza in Times Square. My wife was working. I was a kept man. With city pass (a seven day NYC subway, train, and bus pass) in hand I was free to explore. Most of my ventures were within walking [...]
Telling Your Inner Voice No
Telling your inner voice no can be difficult. For example, several years ago, before our father passed away. My sister took dad to outpatient surgery for removal of a small skin cancer from his forearm. My sister asked me, "What will we do if they amputate Dad's arm?" I did my best to reassure her [...]
Should You Fit Your Game Plan to Your Team or Your Team to your Plan?
So, do you fit your game plan to your team or try to fit your team to your game plan? Good question, isn't it. I'm no sports expert. Little league baseball and high school football were my only exposure to organized sports. I played pick-up basketball and ran 5 Ks into my early 60's (I'm [...]
The Day Princeville Got Egged
The story I’m about to share is true. Although, you’d be hard-pressed to verify it. You see, the local media in Princeville, Indiana, kept what happened that day secret. The story took place in 1972 when the primary news outlet for the small town was the local newspaper. The Princeville Ledger didn’t report the incidents [...]
How to Identify Future Leaders
I’ve been asked more than once how to determine who the future leaders of an organization are. How to identify future leaders. Who displays the drive and desire to lead a business into the future? Who has the fortitude to weather the storm? How to Identify Future Leaders Don’t base leadership candidacy on the following [...]