There is no such thing as a perfect leader, one who never fails his followers. Failure is a part of the leadership story of every leader. All leaders succeed and fail. Winston Churchill said, “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” Since most of us are not “the leader,” the one…
There is a distinct advantage to possessing the higher ground in warfare. We see illustrations of this in history from the Romans to the Battle of Little Round Top. Most outnumbered armies who won glorious victories won them as a result of their strategic command of the higher ground. In leadership, maintaining a higher ground mindset can mean success rather…
Abraham Lincoln captured my fascination when I read my very first book about him in grammar school. I was intrigued by the pictures of the tall, lanky young Lincoln. Since that time I have read numerous books on Lincoln, perhaps more than any other individual. Even now I have two books that I plan to read this year. There have…
From the time I was old enough to walk, I followed my Dad around his garage that was built by the team from garage door repair langwood. I handed him tools, held parts in place, and just kept him company. I was referred to as “Little Bill” until the day someone noticed I was at least six inches taller. I…
For over four decades I have studied the DNA of leadership. Yes, I have read books and attended seminars but primarily I have just closely watched as leaders did life. These leaders were intergenerational, representing multiple leadership styles, personalities, experiences and language groups. It is no coincidence they share some of the same “DNA” traits or that they are consistently…
Visionary leaders are people who see farther, more and before others. The quality that makes a visionary leader worthy of following is character. As a freshman in college I heard Dr. Jerry Falwell say, “Character is what you are in the dark.” I have pondered that statement many times when faced with the urge to live a life of duplicity.…
Photo sited on from the Washington Post - August 5, 2012 Most nights I have stayed up entirely too late considering the time my alarm rings every morning. My wife and I have just had a difficult time turning off the Olympics. We tell ourselves…”Just one more event” and then it turns into one more. We enjoy watching the athletes…
Imagine a world where… …everybody wins …nobody loses …there are no deadlines …you don’t fail…you just don’t finish Perhaps you have seen the commercial of the little league ball players sitting in the dugout reminding each other of the reward awaiting them when they lose the game. There are a plethora of articles referring to Millennials…
I guess you thought that once the election was over, you would not hear that line again for a while. I am as weary of hearing it as you are, but let me use it just one more time. We have all heard much about each political candidate’s qualifications, passion, compassion and vision during this election season, so let me…
Is everyone really a victim? If someone makes fun of you for being short, tall, skinny, fat, black, white, Hispanic, gay, straight, redneck, aristocrat, Christian or atheist - is that really bullying? Don’t misunderstand what I am saying: bullying is wrong and it must be addressed, especially by us as believers. But is everyone really a victim of bullying or…