The other night I sat in a parents meeting for my son who is playing high school basketball this year. After the coach had talked about policies, schedules etc… The school Athletic Director spoke. He pleaded with parents to follow the “24 Hour Rule.”

Okay, you have all been there, right? You are frustrated at someone or something, maybe angry, hurt or all of the above. You decide that email is your best option to communicate how you feel. Whoaaa! Wait before you send that angry email.

Leaders are charged with having a vision and gaining the cooperation of those required to execute that vision. Essentially, leaders need followers. To gain followers, we must ask ourselves: what would inspire this person to take an interest in assisting me in getting my needs met?

I just hung up with a friend asking to borrow my track baton so that she could use it at a client meeting. I’m hurrying to pack it up and take it to the post office to mail it to her. You might want to ask me, “Why in the world would someone want to borrow your old track baton to speak to a client?”