I watched an old episode of The Office tonight in preparation for its return next Thursday. It was the one where Michael goes into the wilderness and Jim is left to run…
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The Forum: Colin Powell & Gorbachev
General Colin Powell was one of the speakers yesterday and I was really surprised by his presentation. I knew that he’s a big time leader and has led at the highest levels….
The Forum: Day Two & Buckingham
So here was Day Two of the SEU Leadership Forum: Craig Groeschel, Marcus Buckingham, Erwin McManus, and Gen. Colin Powell. Today was simply awesome. Each one of them exceeded my expectations. I…
The Forum: Lencioni and the 3 Signs
I wanted to share some brief thoughts on the portion of Patrick Lencioni‘s presentation on his book The Three Signs of a Miserable Job. I hadn’t heard about this book yet so…
Servant Leadership Forum and Lencioni
Today was the first day of the National Servant Leadership Forum hosted by Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida. My dad and I came all the way out for it this year because…
Is Personal Courage a Prerequisite to See Truth?
Howard Thurman believed it is, as he wrote in his devotional classic Meditations of the Heart. He writes, “It is a fearful admission that courage is required to see the true thing….
The Eight Concepts of Bowen Theory (Review)
As some of you know, one of my pet areas of study the last couple of years on my own time has been family systems theory and its application on groups, teams,…
Errol Flynn’s Leadership Lessons
One of the cool things about Thanksgiving is you get a little more space to do stuff normally you just don’t have time to do. One of the things I liked this…
The Emotionally Intelligent Manager (Review)
Caruso and Salovey write, “The fundamental premise of The Emotionally Intelligent Manager is that emotion is not just important but absolutely necessary for us to make good decisions, take optimal action to…