Lessons from the Rapids

Lessons from the Rapids

What can you learn from a whitewater expedition?  Much, I say.  I was reminded of this as I was listening to the Joshua Gagnon podcast and the leadership team was recounting stories from a teambuilding canoe trip their church leaders had taken.  As I was listening to...
Success Lesson From Strikeout Kings

Success Lesson From Strikeout Kings

Everyone knows Alex Rodriguez (A-Rod) is a great baseball player.  He ranks among the top of all offensive categories.  In fact, he ranks 5th all-time in Home Runs!  That’s very impressive.  Do you know what list he ranks even higher on?  Strikeouts.  Yes,...

Quality of a Leader – Be real, not right

Early in my career, I thought that the smartest, brightest people were always in charge.  I was fortunate to work for some real solid leaders who “knew their stuff”.  And in that era, in the Information Services industry (as it was called then), technical...

QUITTING is the Line of Least Persistence

Zig Ziglar is quoted as saying “Failure is the line of least persistence”.  I believe that is a challenging statement that rings of a great deal of truth.  But as my friend Bruce Hinson of Obedient Photography likes to say, “QUITTING is the line of...