Just Don’t Do It

Just Do It is a phrase that has come to represent the cultural mentality of an entire generation of Americans. The sheer discipline that is represented in those three words has pushed many of us to do things that otherwise we would have walked away from and left undone. In Read more…

Why Is Rinsing Your Cottage Cheese Important

There were many profound conclusions reached by Jim Collins research team that were documented in his bestselling book Good to Great.  The principle of rinsing your cottage cheese received a small amount of space in the book but may be one of the key principles that separate those organizations who Read more…

Your Role As The C.E.O. Of I Incorporated

Many of us have some type of leadership responsibility at work.  We are involved in setting goals, identifying priorities, problem solving and even casting vision.  Over the years we develop a skill set that enables us to do all of these things and more. There is a lot of culture Read more…

How To Maintain The Right Perspective

Ultimately everything we do outwardly is driven by all of our inner attitudes about what is important and what is not.  If our actions are not what they should be we must first change what we believe to be true before we can see bad habits broken and new good Read more…

The Power Of A Personal Vision For Your Life

My home town for all practical purposes is Tuscumbia, Alabama.  Our number one and only claim to fame is we are the birthplace of Helen Keller.  On CNN web site there was a story about researchers who had uncovered this rare photograph of a young Helen Keller with her teacher Read more…

Work Life Integration Not Balance

All of us feel like we have too many things to do and not enough time to do them.  We have priorities in many different areas: our career, family, relationships, entertainment, faith and own personal life.  We also fulfill many roles as employees, fathers, husbands, wives, mothers, and friends just Read more…

The Value Of Character

Simply put everything you eventually accomplish in life will be based upon you personal leadership DNA.  What you do is based upon who you are. Someone has well said:  ability may get you to the top but it takes character to keep you there.  If you do not believe that Read more…

Why Do We Fight For What We Don’t Want

This post by Celinne Da Costa is challenging to read and even more dangerous to live.  She is pushing back against living your life by the script that the American Dream culture has handed you.  If indeed we are going to have to fight for something, then why can’t it Read more…

The Real Test Of A Leaders Legacy

In a day when markets and shareholders demand short term rewards for their financial investment it is extremely difficult for leaders to have the courage to lead with the long term as a priority.  The temptation to make easy decisions that will make the leaders bottom line look good today Read more…