I have remarkably soft hands. Thankfully, most people don’t point this out on handshakes. But for some reason, I don’t have rough, cracked hands. Part of that may be when I worked on the farm I preferred to wear gloves when possible. I hate having my hands covered in filth. …
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Lessons from the Farm: Touchy Gas Pedals
It’s that time of year again: time for Lessons from the Farm. This is my third year to post about different leadership learnings I picked up while growing up working on my dad’s farm. You can click to see some of the previous posts that deal with learning when to …
Leaders Add Value
Confession time, again. I’ve been blogging about leadership for over two years now, and just recently read (listened to, actually) John Maxwell’s 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. The laws Maxwell lays out are concise and incredibly insightful. I would encourage you to pick up a copy today and check it …
Check It Out: A Lesson from a Busy Street
Leadership development is a journey, to say the least. As we spend this week packing our house to move to a new leadership journey, I thought I would share a post from 2017 about one of the realities of developing leaders around us. Click here to see what we can …
Know Your Strengths
I played sports in high school. I was a multi-sport athlete because I went to a small school and that’s what you did. Possibly my favorite sport was tennis. I was not very good, but I was decent. My doubles partner and I had a unique style, and one that …