Moving On From The Usual
My wife & I snuck off to our favorite breakfast place for a quick bite before my flight out. Yes, it was a detour, but this has been our go-to for the past few years. Reality quickly took a turn from our expected outcome: The usually fresh biscuits came out as over-cooked and stale; […]
The Mentor You’re Meant to Be
This weekend is the NCAA Final Four Tournament, the teams in basketball that have fought to the finish and survived! Today, Sunday, April 7, 2019, one of the world’s greatest mentors will be honored for a lifetime achievement honor. Coach Tony Ingle has been named National Coach of the Year several times throughout multiple […]
Legendary Leaders are Readers & Writers
What is the top need from today’s meeting professionals when they reach out to me to speak at their event? This is a summary of their typical needs after some explaining on a call: “We need someone entertaining enough to engage our employees in a dark conference hall, but not too entertaining!…addressing jet lagged […]
The Promise to Adapt
Last week our family came home to a dishwasher that had flooded our kitchen, warped the wood floors, water seeped into the basement, and the ensuing mess that creates. Insurance adjusters, disaster cleanup professionals, holes drilled in the basement ceiling, cracks in our floors, high-powered fans and de-humidifiers now cover our home, as we […]
Legendary Leadership: Who is The Heart of Your Team?
The Superbowl was a few weeks ago. Certainly not a nail-biter and with a fairly predictable outcome. What I love most about the spectacle that is this event are the stories which come forth that warm the heart and inspire greater commitment to team, turning co-workers into family members we care for and recognize. […]
The Evolution of Signature Moves
Confession: From 2006-2018 I had no idea I was harming people. The message of “Signature Moves” started out innocently enough as a message to help others recognize their talents, gifts, and skills. What I hadn’t realized was that, as Speaker and Performer, I was a surgeon of the mind and heart for the listener! Standing […]
Goals vs Promises – The Process
Why set a goal when we can make a promise? If you’ve heard me speak about The Promise, The Engagement Experience, you’ve heard me say that phrase. A lot of people are confused. They go, “Does that mean there’s no more goals?” No. That’s not what that means, but all you have to do […]
The Leader You Could Be
When was the last time you shopped at JCPenney? Yeah, me neither. Identity crisis killed their store. Jumping from CEO to CEO in the past decade, trying anything and everything to get back into the game, CNN’s story regarding their leadership in “How it all went wrong at JCPenney” by Nathaniel Meyersohn states: “Penny is […]
Why Would We Choose You?
Fall 2007, in our neighborhood there were no less than 100 Realtors living in a 250 home radius! No joke. Who to choose among them? Actually, we chose none of them when we listed our home, although all were capable and even friends of ours! Instead, we went with someone I trusted implicitly, knew was […]
Your Elusive Signature Move
Question Dear Reader – What makes you Stand Out in this world? We could talk about your business, even your product, but this is about YOU. What makes YOU unique? Speaking in front of 500 Leaders recently I posed the question, “What is your Signature Move and how are you using it daily […]