Take a look at this video clip from the Dead Poets Society starring Robin Williams How many times do we get dragged into a discussion about a subject, a project, a process or even a person and immediately our mind goes to the traditional or prevailing thought. I was...
You. Effective leaders do these things – Assess themselves and determine what they are good at and not good at Determine what about themselves to improve and what leadership areas to rely on others to take the lead Assume they don’t know everything and listen...
“What! Any 5th grader knows that Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, Mike are you brain dead.” Here is a list of names and want you to see if you recognize any of them. Francis Jehl Charles Batchelor Frances Upton Ludwig Boehm John Kruesi John Lawson Martin Force...
There are several keys to successful planning and one of the first to do is to be aware of some of the major barriers that will trip you up. Fear of Change – the apprehension about stepping out into the unknown will limit your creativity and send you down the path of...
At the E Street Band’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Roy Bittan, piano player for the band, said this: “When we are called into the studio we are not handed a piece of paper with music to play. We are entrusted with the responsibility to use...
Today is a big day for NFL fans; Super Bowl LIII. I was thinking last night I wonder how many fans could actually tell you what number LIII is, but that’s another subject for another time. In any event, if two guys burst into my house, one grabbed me, and the other...
I was thinking the other day that some leaders behave just like cartoon characters. Here are some that come to mind. Can you think of others? Mr. Magoo – a loveable character but his nearsightedness, compounded by his stubborn refusal to admit the...
