How To Recover From Burnout

For years I kept getting incredible results and it seemed that everything was moving forward in a positive direction.  Then due to some difficult life situations I hit the wall and had a very difficult time finding my way out.  If you are stuck and in a dark place this Read more…

The Most Effective Leadership Habit

I love the truth that the single most effective habit you can develop to help lead other people is the ability to lead yourself.  This is so often overlooked and significantly undervalued.  You cannot successfully pass on to others with credibility things you are not first living out yourself.  John Read more…

Leaders Make The Hard Calls

In this age of high collaboration and the use of teams we almost forget many times one person still has to make the call so everyone can move forward.  It takes a character driven leader to value the opinions in the room and then still make a decision thats not Read more…

6 Ways To Lead Staff You Don’t Like

Sometimes leading a team can get real messy.  Trying to mesh so may different personalities and perspectives in and of itself is extremely difficult.  Beyond that there are those few people that are good at what they do but they are hard to like.  Todd Akins has some helpful suggestions: Read more…

7 Ways To Make Marriage Better

I have seen far too many marriages fall apart after the children leave the home and two people no longer even know each other anymore.  Marriage in many ways can get harder as the years go by and we have to be constantly learning how to be a better spouse. Read more…

Leading People Who Are Different

Leadership is not a one size fits all science.  Situational leadership demands that we not only value the differences in the people on our team but we shift our leadership style to prioritize what they need on any given project.  To do this consistently we need to apply the principles Read more…

How To Handle Teenage Rebellion

Parenting is extremely hard work that requires lots of patience and unconditional love.  There is no stage of parenting that is more difficult that dealing with all the transitions during the teenage years.  Its important to understand its just as hard for them as it is for you.  Mark Merrill Read more…