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To me, there’s nothing worse than a Dream-Killer… I have a few pet peeves and this one ranks pretty high on my list! I once played on a team, trained all off-season, was in the best physical and mental shape of my life and on the first meeting of camp… the coach enters and says, […]

Boundaries, what a powerful word… Boundaries work to set limits, expectations, and standards; three things you’ll need to enhance your Leadership & Work/Life Harmony… and that of those around you! There are times in life when you’ll feel compelled to Stand Up and set a boundary…  boundaries for yourself, your dignity, or to correct an

You’ve been there as a leader, you’re working in your office and someone knocks at your doorway with a question… a simple question that could take two minutes turns into an hour-long conversation you didn’t plan on having! This process happens two more times with colleagues and BAM… there’s half your day! This was my

Ask anyone who knows me and they’ll tell you; cooking isn’t my thing! I don’t enjoy the ratio of time it takes to prepare and clean; compared to the time it takes to eat. However, I was lucky to marry my wife… she loves to cook and bake and is the best at both! Although

I’ll never forget a former boss of mine walking into the office in a frazzled state, rattling off a bunch of conversations to herself aloud, suddenly looking at me, and exclaiming, “I feel squozen!”… Yes, she made up a word and I knew exactly what she meant and how she felt… and I’m sure you

Sometimes, as a leader within an organization or team, you will have to give “The Answer”… the answer for how to fix something, do the process correctly, or the answer for how to do it right the next time! It’s been said millions of times… and I echo it myself… leaders build other leaders and

I’d like to preface this by saying this is no knock on anyone in a professional position of leadership with the title of Manager. You’ve earned your way up the ladder and congrats on your success! I’d like to share my definition of a Leader vs. a Manager; a leader positively influences, impacts, protects, makes

To me, Leadership is synonymous with coaching and mentorship! The job is to guide toward the agreed definition of success by providing information and pushing (sometimes gently and sometimes with a big swift kick in the pants) a person or team past their comfort zone to achieve what wouldn’t be otherwise. I’ve been on both

I pride myself on being a hard worker, a smart worker, dedicated to my craft, and on top of my priorities… both professionally and personally. That’s why, this topic… A Leader’s Priority, is one of my biggest pet peeves! The only way to evolve through a pet peeve or ongoing frustrating event is to understand

TRUST, what a heavy word and foundational building block of any great relationship… professionally or personally. I’ve had the honor of meeting leaders of organizations all around the world and one of my opening question is always, “What would you like to get out of bringing someone like me in?”. They share their concerns, pain-points,