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August 2014

August 02, 2014
After two years of unemployment, my friend Mark finally landed a sales job. It’s not...

July 2014

July 23, 2014
A colleague was telling me about an epic deal he was working on, involving dozens...
July 18, 2014
Once upon a time, I put together a brilliant plan for change. It was simple....
July 09, 2014
So much has been written on the subject of leadership over the past thirty years...
July 04, 2014
All of this World Cup stuff reminds me of the time I played soccer naked....

June 2014

June 30, 2014
Several years ago, the senior executives of my company gathered in the Board Room to have a...
June 25, 2014
Where I live, folks love to relive prom. Middle-aged guys dress up in tuxedos. Mothers...
June 23, 2014
Hello Friends. Well. It’s been a while. How have you been? You may or may...
June 05, 2014
I once worked with a leadership coach who asked me to write out a vivid description of my...

July 2013

July 02, 2013
A friend of mine, Mark, was telling me of his harrowing experience in dealing with...

June 2013

June 17, 2013
I recently spent a couple of hours thinking about my job instead of actually doing it. I...

May 2013

May 31, 2013
Lately, I have been coaching one of our managers on how to appear more confident...
May 13, 2013
There are many things to admire about the British, the most obvious being their attractive...
May 07, 2013
Last week I attended a meeting where a very famous sports broadcaster gave a motivational...

April 2013

April 29, 2013
Every great story, every hero, every inspiring moment is born out of adversity and perseverance....
April 23, 2013
The other day I received an email from a complete stranger, asking for advice on...
April 15, 2013
A couple weeks ago I received a royalty check from the publisher of my e-book,...
April 08, 2013
There is a saying here at my company: we like to see managers get “bloodied up...
April 02, 2013
Last Easter Sunday was not only, well, Easter Sunday, but it was also the final...

March 2013

March 26, 2013
The other day my friend asked a rather blunt and personal question: “Do you think...
March 19, 2013
I recently took a staycation – you know, that unique experience of spending vacation time...
March 15, 2013
I made Chicken Cacciatore last night, which reminded me of this post from many moons...
March 12, 2013
The head of security, Fred, poked his head into my office the other day and...
March 04, 2013
There’s a bright yellow band of construction tape blocking the administrative entrance to my company’s...

February 2013

February 26, 2013
For years I was stuck in a mindset that placed an irrationally high value on ministry while...
February 19, 2013
I can’t tell you how disappointing it was when, at age 22, I finally made...
February 13, 2013
As some of you know, I spent many years in management consulting prior to landing...
February 08, 2013
Over the past four years of blogging, I have harped quite a lot on the...
February 05, 2013
At my bank Board meeting last week, the Chairman grimly announced that fraud has increased...

January 2013

January 28, 2013
When the good people from The High Calling showed up at my office one day...
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