Destructive Floods and Leadership
It was 1986 in Roanoke, Virginia, and the flood gates were getting ready to break. Literally. I worked downtown at a bank, and I looked out the glass doors and saw the pouring rain that had been pounding us for…
It was 1986 in Roanoke, Virginia, and the flood gates were getting ready to break. Literally. I worked downtown at a bank, and I looked out the glass doors and saw the pouring rain that had been pounding us for…
“Once you break through to feeling, though, things change.” – Switch – How to Change Things When Things Are Hard Chip & Dan Heath I stood in front of a group of top investment sales people – all of them…
We had a great sales roll-out, and everybody seemed really excited about it. However, at the end of the day our results didn’t change – so we’re going to try something new! As a consultant, I hear a million different…
Undercover Boss on youtube Since I couldn’t seem to move after the Super Bowl last night (too many chips), I decided to watch the new television reality show “Undercover Boss.” I’m glad I did. For those of you that missed…
Last week I blogged about my life as a preacher’s kid, and the lessons I learned about change under the guidance of a father who helped struggling churches recreate themselves. Revisiting the past has been like opening the doors of…
I just spent an entire week in a dark house, cuddled under a blanket, visited by the flu fairy (and, believe me, there was nothing fun left under my pillow). Too tired to even read, I spent a lot of…
I attended a seminar once with several high-level leaders speaking on influence. They were to share how they achieved good sales results. I had my little notebook ready, my pen poised to jot down great thoughts, and my mental adrenaline…
I just ran into a friend of mine who quit smoking December 25th. Now she wants to lose twenty pounds by March, secure a new job, and find her dream guy. Do I think this is realistic? No. Do I…
I was looking back on past holidays recently, realizing that any holiday that provokes intense emotion is also filled with fascinating, memorable stories. Today I offer a holiday story, and how I might use that story to influence someone else…
“Every living person is a partial revelation of the truth.” — Ghandhi I love this clip from the television show “The Office.” This is about Pam and Jim’s wedding – two employees of a small, slightly irrelevant paper company in…
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