Leadership Articles

Seize Opportunities To Demonstrate You Care

A few years ago, I was diagnosed with a brain tumor.  While all on it’s own the experience was the most terrifying of my life, the people who were supposed to care about me really didn’t. Doctors, no less, made the circumstances far worse than they needed to be, and...

The Greatest Obstacle To Leadership Greatness

“It is the nature of the ego to take, and the nature of the spirit to share.”                                            Proverbs What's the biggest obstacle that gets in the way of people and prevents them from becoming truly effective leaders? Ken Blanchard,...

Are You Prepared To Lead When Disaster Comes?

“It’s not how well you perform in your summers that will define your success in life, it’s how well you do in your winters.”                                                       Jim Roan Around 9:00 P.M. on Labor Day night, I headed back to my bedroom with a plan of...

Be Direct In Your Communications And Excel As A Leader

"There is no wisdom like frankness."                  Benjamin Disraeli As an English literature major in college, my professors routinely asked me to write several-pages-long analyses of books they earlier had assigned me to read.  The goal of these assignments, of...