On Tuesday I talked about the need to redefine leadership potential. If you missed it, click here to read it. Today, let’s talk about how to provide a way for students to dip their toes into leadership. Over the past year, I’ve been teaching a group of student leaders to ask …
wes Lessons from the Farm: Don’t Leave Cattle on the Truck
This week I am going to finish up my first theme. I’m calling these posts “Lessons from the Farm”. You can read the first post here, or click the Lessons from the Farm Category to the left. Just a little background: My lesson today comes from a more recent learning. …
Lessons from the Farm: Training With A Purpose
So, I decided to do a theme for the first time. I’m going to call these next few posts “Lessons from the Farm”. You can read the first post here. Just a little background: I grew up working on my Dad’s farm. As I’ve grown older and spent more time …
Trust the Process, A Follow-Up
Okay, let me clarify a little from Tuesday’s post, especially for my friend at Red Phog (follow him on Twitter here). With any process, there is one major variable to keep in mind: context matters. Context is everything, especially in leadership. As we lead people, we understand that no two …
The Horizon of Possibility
This week is being spent writing a little more about the “3 Questions”. I’ve taken one at a time and will finish with the 3rd today. Just for a refresher, when you walk into a room, ask yourself: What needs to be done? What can I do? Who can I get …