Tag: family

Small Leaders, Cause BIG Trouble…

I recently received an e-mail from a friend of mine and it seems as though his church has been struggling for some time with issues of leadership... Not with the…
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Who You Gonna Call…?

"I've got a guy I'd like you to meet... " a friend told me.  "The two of you have got to get together... you think so much alike... you have so…
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What Are You (really) Working For? Part IV

Every once in a while, we all need to get a second opinion... or maybe a third. An outside, objective perspective can sometimes bring real clarity to situations, and options…
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Do Unto Others…

No doubt we're all familiar with the Golden Rule which states that we are to do unto others what we would have done unto us. There is also a counterpart,…
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Retirement’s Overrated… Part III

Well, as long as we're on the subject... I guess we do need to talk about it. I mean, I've touched on a number of my thoughts about retirement... or should…
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Leadership and Marketing… Part II

So, yesterday I laid out seven reasons why so much of my time goes into thinking, writing, and teaching about Leadership and Marketing. I'll expand on the first two of…
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Leadership and Marketing… Part I

Because I don't believe in putting all my eggs in one basket, I am involved in leadership roles in several ventures, and have had multiple irons in the fire since...…
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A Little Margin, Please…

Ten years ago or so, I was waiting for a flight from... I think it was probably Chicago or Minneapolis to Denver or Phoenix. Oh well, I guess it's not…
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Better Networking… Part I

So I'm speaking with a small business owner when suddenly the subject of networking comes up. "Oh, shoot... that reminds me..." he says. "I have a networking function that I…
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Hey… How Have You Been?

Several weeks ago, I suddenly received an e-mail from a old friend that has spent most of the last two decades either on the west coast or in Europe. I…
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