This past weekend I got to spend time with a great group of teenage guys. We built a trip for them, and it was a great experience. On Saturday we had the opportunity to fish and shoot skeet (clay pigeons). If I were to be completely honest, we shot skeet …
wes Communicating Expectations
There are a few things ideas that keep popping up for me as I ponder leadership ideas and principles. Today, on the back end of a trip and the front end of an event, I wanted to share a couple posts that are on the forefront of my mind. First, …
Silent Victories
On Tuesday I posted about watching as two airport fire trucks doused a plane as it was pulling up to a terminal. If you missed it, click here to go check it out. Now, the rest of the story. Contrary to my worries, the plane was fine. In fact, it …
Hidden Reasons
Last week I had the opportunity to take a vacation to Washington D.C. It was an incredible trip, and we were able to see so much. One of the most striking things was probably the most unexpected. As we arrived at the airport, we stopped before going through security to …
The Power of Shared Definitions
On Tuesday I wrote about the importance of shared definitions. (Click here if you missed it. So, what’s the benefit of a shared definition? I played basketball in high school. One year our coach drew up a play we called “Oklahoma”, and the play would end in a lob pass …