When I was an 8th grader, we didn’t have enough boys in 7th and 8th grade to field a football team, so the school decided to let 6th graders play. This was both good and bad. It was good because we had enough kids to be able to play football …
wes The Leadership Struggle
I took a Sunday off last week for the first time in longer than I care to admit. But in so doing, I realized I am not doing a good job of answering the 3rd question (click here to read about the 3 questions–a framework for growing as a leader). …
Losing Teeth & Growing as a Leader
Have you ever considered that you are not who you are today without who you were yesterday? Is that confusing enough for you? Think about it like this: in the last few days, my youngest daughter has lost 2 teeth. This is a normal part of the growth process. Every …
Sharpening Your Leadership Sword, pt 2
On Tuesday, I posted about finding ways to develop your leadership daily and weekly. Today, I’m going to look at something that’s a bit of a long range view: conferences. Now, to be fair, I’m not a well traveled and varied conference goer. What I do have, however, is my …
Check It Out: Training with a Purpose
I’ve been blogging now for 8 months. That’s a lot of posts. But the posts I got the most feedback on were from my “Lessons from the Farm” series where I reflected on leadership learnings I’ve gleaned from my time growing up working on my dad’s farm. Today’s Check It …