Tremendous Tracey
Latent Leadership
Latent Leadership
It’s that time of year when we see the first spring buds emerging from the soil. They’ve been lying dormant or hidden until circ...
I'm Terminal
The point at which one is considered “middle-aged” was recently elevated from 41 to 53. We’re all living longer. While it’s truly exciting that I h...
that’s gonna leave a mark
The natural growth of a leader is from doer to developer. But it is so rarely put in these terms. Those that are good as individual contributors ar...
full of knowledge or just full of it?
As a publisher and personal-development enthusiast, I hear varied opinions about the influence of reading such material. Much to my surprise, I had...
We all have a brain, but do we have the mind to use it?
We may tout ourselves as the most technologically advanced, sentient beings in the history of mankind, but do we really use our minds when it comes...
Your “A” Game is useless without your “Be” Atitudes
Our “A” Game refers to what we bring to the table displayed in our outward performance. Our “Be” Atitudes are derived from the Sermon on the Mount ...
“Victory is Mine!” Sayeth the Leader
Success is defined as a triumphant struggle against difficulty. If that doesn’t describe leadership I don’t know what does. People don’t like to ch...
All I Want for Christmas is Humility
I’ve been a huge advocate of acronyms since my time in the military. I came across one years ago that has been one of my favorites: SLICC—self-lic...
you'll be the same person five years from now....
Five years ago today my father triumphantly entered the gates of Heaven. My mother and sisters and I all were with him when his soul left his body...
What’s your DISC?
The DISC is a popular and effective personality-profiling tool commonly used to improve work productivity, teamwork and communication. The letters ...
hello mountain, it's me muhammad
[caption id="attachment_1492" align="alignleft" width="300"] The Charlie “T” Jones Conference Center[/caption]
If the mountain will not come to Mu...
a letter to my managers
We often read poignant letters from a parent to a child, an elder to a junior, a husband to a wife. These heartfelt notes contain the most importa...
chicken little leadership
True leaders love a crisis. It gives them the chance to go through the fires and be molded into something stronger and more powerful. The masses lo...
read to succeed
Books, books, good for the soul
The more you read the more you know.
The more you know, the more you achieve
So read great books, if you want ...
four things in four years
Four years ago this week I made a decision that I knew was coming for the past 45 years. In the words of ole blue eyes, “I've lived a life that's f...
