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57 years ago today Mount Everest was conquered as Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and sherpa Tenzing Norgay of Nepal. They were the first two people to reach the summit of the world’s tallest mountain. (Here is the New York Times story from the image to the right.) You may not aspire to climbing a mountain. [...]
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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 [...]
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I just heard on the morning news that the first video was uploaded to YouTube – 5 years ago. Think about how much YouTube has changed people’s habits, the Internet, and the media landscape. Why talk about YouTube on a leadership blog (beyond that fact that you can check out my YouTube channel here)? As [...]
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Sunday I was in Ludington Michigan on a cloudy overcast day. The weather forecast was for rain most of the day. I was about to eat breakfast with my Mom and Step Dad. When I sat down the waitress asked me what I wanted to drink, then she asked me the question that lead to this [...]
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This question is said out loud often, but it is asked far more often in people’s minds and under their breath. It is sometimes asked in an earnest tone, often it’s uttered in a quizzical way, and far-too-often it’s said in exasperation. Whenever it is asked it hints at a gap in communication and understanding [...]
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Sitting in church this morning, my mind drifted to a business card my Dad used to carry that asked this question . . . “If you were arrested for being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you?” Later today as we drove to my in-law’s for Easter dinner, I couldn’t get the [...]
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Two quotes, two days in a row, from very different sources. Yesterday, from the great Sir Laurence Olivier. Today from one of my favorite authors, Dr. Seuss. The quote comes from his 1971 book, The Lorax, a fable of commercialization and industrialization. If you haven’t read the book, you should. For context right now, check [...]
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I’m a big fan of questions – both reflective and projective questions – to help us learn, grow, plan and succeed. (Our Power of 26 Questions workbook – which gives you 13 reflective and 13 projective questons is included in our Start Today! product). Here is the question stem I have been working with this morning. [...]
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In everything there is a rhythm. There is rhythm in a meeting. Rhythm in a day. Rhythm in a week. There is rhythm in a project and rhythm in an organization. And the leader is the drummer. While the singers in the band are out front, and while the lead guitarists get the biggest solos, without the [...]
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Because we are passionate about helping you reach your goals – and because this is the time of the year many people start thinking about their goals in earnest – I created a list of questions I hear and/or get asked about goal setting and goal achievement. I also created a list of questions that [...]
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