I had to make a pretty major change to our summer calendar this week. It was something I never really considered until I had to give it some serious thought, and we pulled the trigger. As I thought about the leadership principle that drove the decision, I realized the decision …
wes Embrace Your Strength
How well do you know yourself? What settings do you find yourself naturally gravitating toward and thriving as a result? I work better in a collaborative setting. When I have the opportunity to work with a group of people, my creativity goes through the roof. For example, last year I …
Know Yourself: Trust Your Instincts
Have you ever seen Napoleon Dynamite? Unfortunately, the story that follows may make me seem a lot like Napoleon, and the comparison is very likely true. In high school, I was in FFA. As part of my FFA experience, I joined the Dairy Products judging team. Our contests did not …
Don’t Be Surprised
I think we all pick up leadership lessons to which we continually return. You learned something along your leadership journey, then forget what you learned, then are reminded of the validity of the lesson. Recently, I found myself returning to a simple principle I learned a few years ago: don’t …
You Can Make a Difference
In group settings, I usually tend to be a listener first. I remember taking a senior level class in college with about 12 people. Somewhere around 7 weeks into the class I was talking in the hallway with someone else in the class and mentioned a concept we talked about. …