When my book Remarkable Leadership was published people asked me about the cover. Why acorns they asked? (actually by then 8 year old daughter Kelsey was the first to ask). My answer was two fold. Leaders are in the growth business, as are acorns. After all, even the tallest, strongest and oldest oak trees on the planet started [...]
While I haven’t said too much about the launch of my new book From Bud to Boss – Secrets to a Successful Transition to Remarkable Leadership(co-authored with my friend and colleague Guy Harris) on this blog, it doesn’t mean we aren’t excited about it, or that we aren’t busy. The truth is we have been [...]
With 2011 just 26 days away, people are already starting to think about “Next Year.” (Chicago Cub fans are perhaps the best at this – but they’ve had a lot of practice!). I figure it is better to get a jump everyone else. After all, why wait until the New Year to think about your [...]
I received a package in the mail this week. With 20 cents postage due on the envelope. There is a leadershp lesson here, and it’s not about the Postal Service or the 20 cents. Watch this video to learn the lesson and take my challenge.
I’ve been thinking about this blog post for a couple of days. It seems that everytime I turn around this message comes to me in a new way. The last straw was last night, when my soon-t0-be-twelve year old daughter hit the nail on the head. The messages is in this video . . . [...]
On September 27-28, we will be conducting a Bud to Boss Training workshop in Anaheim, California. All of the details can be found in this video, or you can go directly to this page. If you, a colleague or members of your team need to build their leadership and supervisory skills, this is the place [...]
Balloon flight, shot with an HD HERO camera from GoPro. from Francois Brahic on Vimeo. I saw this video yesterday and I couldn’t quite get it out of my mind. Not because I was fascinated by the technology, thought it is pretty cool. My fascination, as it often does, turned to the leadership lessons “hidden” [...]
Monday 17th, I saw a morning news report that included a commercial for Dale Peterson running fro Commissioner of Agriculture in Alabama. After seeing it, I went online to find it. On YouTube I found it with about 3000 views. Here is the video: As of this writing, 8 days later, this video has over [...]
This is a poem I wrote before Remarkable Leadership was published. I watched it last night and was reminded I hadn’t shared it here. Please watch it, please believe it and please share it.
This week’s Resource Recommendation – Coach and Be Coached: Coaching to Achieve Remarkable Performance – for Others and Yourself! A Remarkable TV Event We’re are excited to announce that we are tipping off our next Remarkable TV event, Coach and Be Coached, on March 16 at 11am ET. For 4+ hours I will be interviewing [...]