“I don’t want to say we’re clueless, but we are,” according to an operations officer quoted in the report. “We’re no more than fingernail deep in our understanding of the environment.””Our senior…
Tag: leadership
Parting of the Ways
I’ve shared that one of my proactive ways this fall to manage my stress this fall has been my reading of the Harry Potter books. I’ve learned over time that just stopping…
My Top “Systems” Movies
If you read my blog with any frequency you know that a main theme of my reflections is where congregational/family systems theory and spiritual leadership intersect. Since I began pursuing this realm…
Scapegoating – 1862 Style
I came across this powerful quote from the New York Times in 1862 in my continued reading of Goodwin’s Team of Rivals. This was written during a very low season for the…
Failing Leaders
I was going through an old magazine I got at some conference I went to and I came across this top 10 list – the top 10 ways to fail as a…
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…
Needy People
It’s probably not an earth shattering thought that a newborn baby is the epitome of dependency and neediness. They pretty much need someone else to do everything for them or else they…
Bear Bryant’s Four Basic Principles
I came across a brief quote in ESPN Magazine from Ozzie Newsome, former Alabama football player and Hall of Fame NFL player. He was relaying the four basic principles that legendary coach…