All Entries in the "Leadership" Category
When Thanksgiving Comes And Goes What Then?
When Thanksgiving is over this year and all the hubbub dies down, will our lives be full of contentment and joy or will we make ourselves crazy striving to have just a little more? When Thanksgiving is over, will we still be truly thankful or will we allow ourselves to slip into ungratefulness? When Thanksgiving has come and gone, will it have just been a speed bump in the run up to Christmas?
How Do We Really Judge Other People?
We all like to believe that we judge people fairly. It is obviously frowned upon in our society to think that a person is discriminated against based on external factors. However, study after study seems to reiterate that we do make such judgements about people. The first impressions we get of people are very [...]
We Should Thank Those That Disagree With Us
“Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
Yes, you read the title correctly. We should really appreciate those that disagree with us. We should tell the dissenters in our life, “Thank you!” We should pat them on the back and encourage them to openly disagree with us. Hearing an opposing [...]
The Reasons I Think America Is A Great Country
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. ~The Declaration of Independence
I firmly believe the United States of America is a great country. There is a lot [...]
Resist Change At All Costs Even If It Is For The Better
People resist change. It is a fact. They will often resist and do so vehemently even when the change is for the better. However, as leaders, we are often responsible for guiding people to conduct themselves in a new and different way. Now you might say, “I’m not a leader, so this doesn’t apply to [...]
There Are No Bad Decisions Only Bad Follow-Through
Very few of the decisions we make are bad ones. We generally do the best we can with the information we have available at the time. Consider this, the whole reason we need to make a decision between two alternatives is because the right choice is not 100% clear. If we knew perfectly the correct [...]
The World Needs More Great Followers
Behind every great leader is a lot of great followers doing all the work. Without great followers there would be no great leaders. Within our country, our businesses, and our families we need to learn to be better followers. We often have too many cooks in the kitchen to actually get anything done. The [...]
Join The Revolution Against Mediocrity and Injustice
I am launching an attack against mediocrity, political correctness, and plain ole injustice. I am tired of this crap. I hope you will join me in speaking out against the things going on today that are just senseless. If we continue to let this stuff slide, then we are going to wake up one day [...]
