Are you leading by example? Keeping Your Promises? Example isn’t another way to teach, it is the only way to teach. ~ Albert Einstein My son Nate was around 5 years old when one particular week he kept asking me if we could camp out. I finally said in disgust, “We will do it this Saturday.” […] Read more
R. Mark Macy
A Leaders Feedback Can Be Invaluable It was nearly 3 years into my young information technology career when my supervisor called me into his office to conduct my annual performance review. My parents had bought me a pair of cinnamon python boots for Christmas that year. I wore them proudly with my dark brown western […] Read more
Kudos, Praise and Positive Reinforcement is Universal. I just returned from a 2.5 week trip to Mozambique, Africa where I worked with a mission group (made up of 10 folks) to build a new church from the ground up. Despite the nearly 20K miles traveled, the experience was well worth the investment. We chose to hire […] Read more
One evening I heard a commercial on TV advertising “Wolf Brand Chili.” The commercial went something like, “Neighbor, how long has it been since you had a big, thick, steaming bowl of Wolf Brand Chili? Well, that’s too long!”
My phone rang and it was a call from the Parks and Recreation Department asking me to coach a fifth grade girls’ basketball team. After some discussion and inquiry, I found out it was a “left over” group of six girls from several schools who already had their “Team” formed.
