A colleague of mine and I used to comment fairly often that we were going to write a book entitled, How NOT to Run a Business. We would say this, partly in jest but partly being very serious,…
Leadership Lessons My Dad Taught Me
I’m sure you’ve also run across articles championing the wisdom that the writers acquired from their fathers, and I’m sure those are great articles. Sure, my father taught me integrity and honesty and all that. I’ll let others talk about those lessons, but…
Do you walk the talk?
I was attending an event in downtown Memphis not long ago and I observed a gentleman, perhaps in his early 30s, standing among three or four other people. On one wrist he wore a copper bracelet, the type often promoted…
Got any impossibilities on your to-do list?
“Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. God may have been waiting centuries for someone ignorant enough of the impossible to do that very thing.” – G. M. Trevelyan This past week I had the…
Leadership Lessons I learned From My Mom
Over the weekend, we celebrated and gave thanks for our mothers. It is a time when we reflect on the way our lives have been shaped and influenced by our mother. As I reflected on the impact my mother has…
Do Your Customers/Clients Overlook Your Shortcomings?
Each year in the Spring, I meet 10 or 12 of my good friends for 4 days of golf. We meet at a state park in Tennessee. My friends drive down from the Chicago area, where I used to live…
Want a better world? Be a Servant Leader!
The concept of Servant Leadership has been around for hundreds of years, but it wasn’t until late in the 20th century that the phrase “servant leader” was coined by Robert Greenleaf in his 1970 essay The Servant as Leader. In his…