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Decisions and Justice
I am nearing the end of my first semester teaching in Mountain State University's Bachelor of Science Organizational Leadership program. I have loved the opportunity to interact and learn with a fantastic group of students in a vital virtual environment. In our last...
Factors in Decision Making
If you are a leader in your organization, you make many decisions each day. Most: routine. Others: carefully considered. What factors do you consider in making weighty decisions? Is your top concern budget and the bottom line? Do you think about how your decision will...
Catch It
No quarantine will stop it, and there's no vaccine to prevent it. Why would you want to? No remedy, no cure. Your doctor won't write a prescription because there's no treatment for this condition. Even if you could stop it, you wouldn't want to. Are you infected?...
Fatherhood and Conversations
Wally Bock says that being a father, like being a boss, is all about conversations. In his own life as both a leader and a father, he has seen the value and impact of communicating well with others. Conversations with his children formed the foundation of his...
Wally Bock | Keeping the Best
This is the first in a two part special series for Father's Day. Fathers are leaders who influence the lives of their children. You may know Wally Bock from his Three Star Leadership Blog. In this series, I highlight some of his insights about fatherhood and...
Do Something
What can you do today to make a difference? Think, for a moment, about your most important priorities. If you're not sure what they are, take time to identify them. Ask yourself: What are my most important priorities? Then think about what you can do. What can you do...
Branding Decisions and Social Media
Corporations invest time and money to craft and sustain their brands. As a result, some brands become indelibly written into our minds and memories, woven into the binding of the story of our culture. McDonalds. Coke. Nike. Microsoft. Apple. These companies, and...
The Toolbox
We've had a lot of contractors in and out of our home over the past three weeks of home reconstruction after our flood. First, the emergency disaster cleaners. Since then: plumbers, electricians, and flooring experts. Soon, we expect drywall hangers and painters....
In Review | Everyone Communicates, Few Connect
In the middle of our recent plumbing disaster, I went home for mail and found a UPS box on my patio. Inside: 6 copies of John Maxwell's much anticipated new book, Everyone Communicates, Few Connect. That evening, I led a social media seminar at our church. Before I...
The First Decision
Leadership begins with a decision to make a difference. It is a decision to act, a decision to do something. Leaders are people who decide to live and act in a way that brings about positive results: in their organizations, families, and communities. The first...
Decision Making and Social Media
When did you take the plunge to become active in social media? Did you make carefully considered decision? Did you strategize and plan? Was your decision just-for-fun or all about business? Or did you enter the scene reluctantly, begrudgingly? Social media is...
Handling A Crisis
Great leaders are the people who respond swiftly, purposefully, and gracefully under the pressure of extraordinary stress. We have lived in our home for three months. Not long after we moved in, I noticed a bad smell in the kitchen. It wasn’t the garbage or the...