As we approach Thanksgiving in the US and the Holidays of Christmas and New Years around the world, I have reflected a lot recently on the power of gratitude and thanks. I have decided to highlight three popular posts from the past on thankfulness. I hope you enjoy – there is great power in the […] Read more

A giving heart is the best kind of heart. Leaders are servants first. They understand that others needs are more important than their own. No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another. ~Charles Dickens Many of these leaders are what I call “quiet leaders.” They don’t necessarily command massive armies, […] Read more

Erika, my wife, got an email from a close friend yesterday sharing the following message: “Subject: Come sit at my table…. There comes a time in your life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. You surround yourself with people who make you laugh. Forget the bad, and focus on […] Read more

One of the most important things we can do for those we lead is to help them appreciate and to develop their own god-given natural gifts and abilities. Most of us from time to time wish we were in someone else’s shoes. For some reason we believe that the grass is greener on the other […] Read more