I remember it well – getting to the end of a busy workweek, only to realize that the next workweek had already started! Some days I felt like a gerbil in a spinning wheel – lots of activity, but little real progress. Then I discovered the wisdom of the ON/IN™ principle… Continue →
Leadership
Grow Your People, Grow Your Business!
The other day, I ran into a friend from high school. After our initial pleasantries and greetings, my friend started to talk about our “good ol’ high school days”. Continue →
How to Lift the Lid Off Your Personal Growth Potential
The “F” on my 6-week progress report glared up at me, stunning me with its accusation that I was failing science. Continue →
Five Essential Questions All Great Leaders Must Answer for Their Employees
For my first Olympic-distance triathlon, I trained with a good friend twice a day, six days a week. Continue →
If You Come to a Fork in the Road, Should You Take it?
Years ago, after losing more than 50 pounds of weight in six months, I participated in a short bicycle race. It was a 15 mile individual time-trial, a race where each individual competes against the clock for time. To my surprise, I was leading the race, until... ...close to the finish line when I turned down the wrong road with a dead-end! Continue →
An Overview of the Nside/Outside Principle that Will Motivate and Unite Your Team
As a leader I often become frustrated with wanting to lead a high-performing team that really makes a difference in the lives of our external customers. But sometimes, I don’t know how to unite and motivate our people. Maybe you have this dilemma, too? The Nside/Outside™ principle is one way that I’ve found to move the needle with my team. And it can help you too! Continue →
3 Secrets of My Success
Some days are etched in your mind forever. For me, one of these days occurred after returning from a particularly arduous business trip. I entered our offices, exhausted, and needing to refocus my attention when my assistant pulled me aside to say that a couple of people from the Chamber of Commerce were waiting to see me. Continue →
Listen to Lead and The Skill of Servant Leadership
I was a bit “rough around the edges” during my early years as a leader. As I continued to develop my leadership, I started to focus on how I could be of service to those around me as the bible calls us to do in 1 Peter. “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.” 1 Peter 4:10 NIV Today, people call this Continue →
The Upside of Inside-Out (& The Key to Service Excellence)
After a bicycle ride, I turn my jersey inside-out to launder it – in order to minimize wear on the fabric. I have ridden my bicycle about 3,000 miles a year over the last few decades, so you can imagine how many cycles (on the road and in the laundry) it's had to endure! I have found that, in the case with running an organization as well as with washing my cycling clothes, Continue →
