I am deep into the pages of a historical novel from the Civil War era and that is set at the time of the Battle of Shiloh. For those of …
Leadership and Appreciative Inquiry – Part 2
Earlier in the week I tried to provide a bit of an overview of what Appreciative Inquiry is all about. The most concise definition I can provide is that it …
Five Fundamentals for Young Leaders
It is graduation season. In fact, I attended a graduation celebration today for some very impressive young women who are graduating from high school. And it is Summer Intern season …
Leadership Lessons from Product Designers
Jony Ive, is a Senior Vice President of Design at Apple. He outlined his three key tips for designers during a talk at London’s Design Museum. These three practices – …
Vision provides the “What” – Leadership provides the “How”
My personal journey toward understanding leadership began many years ago. It began in a medium-sized church in Marietta, Georgia in 1983. Prior to that point I had been an observer. …
Put Your Oxygen Mask On First
You may have heard these words before and not given them much thought. Today, you have an opportunity to think about them from a fresh perspective. If you are traveling …
Today’s Task: Sharpen Your Sword
Stephen Covey popularized the notion in his book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, that we must take time to stop and sharpen our saw from time to time …
Nurturing Young Leaders
Welcome to the final Leadership Lesson from the Saguaro Cactus. I never expected this level of inspiration from a desert plant. One of the things that I noticed about the …
It’s What’s on the Inside that Counts
My wife and I spent last week on a quest. Our quest was to find and photograph the quintessential Saguaro cactus. And this was a great quest. I wrote a …
The Quintessential Leader
We are currently on a quest. My wife and I are on a quest to find and to photograph the perfect and the “quintessential Saguaro cactus.” You know the one …