Have you ever done something you never thought you would do? For me, it’s running. I used to think people who ran 5K races were crazy. Now, I’m one of the crazies. I’ve run 5Ks (including one during a vacation), 5 mile races, 10Ks and even a half marathon. Every …
wes Structure vs Creativity
Last week I talked about leading from creativity and leading from structure, using the backdrop of two recent woodworking projects. Today, I want to reflect a little more. I truly believe that effective leadership calls for both creativity and structure. There are times where being creative is the only way …
Leading from Structure
On Tuesday I wrote about Leading from Creativity. You can check it out here. Over the past week I’ve completed two woodworking projects. The first one, as I wrote about on Tuesday, developed from a place of creativity. The second one, however, had a blueprint. Now, I’m not one who …
Leading from Creativity
Over the past 4 days I’ve completed two different projects, both of which have been furniture. The process I used to accomplish each one is quite different, however. My first project was something I’m calling a “grill prep station”. It’s construction was very basic. I had two pallets, one of …
3 Questions & Hurricane Harvey Relief
Would you like to know a secret? The 3 Questions are not a new concept. They were birthed out of observation more than anything else. I simply put the thoughts into a process, which is far from revolutionary. A contemporary example of how we can answer the three questions in …