Like more than 110 million others, I watched Super Bowl XLV (#45) unfold on the Texas gridiron of Cowboys Stadium Sunday. News of this battle dominated our media for the week prior to the game and most of the day Sunday. I played football in high school and in the military. I later coached the…
Can you imagine seeing a banner, boasting this message, flying over the main entrance to your local theater, hotel, hospital, bank or retail store? … Or maybe a TV commercial or a giant billboard declaring the “death of the customer”? At first, that image may sound absurd … but is it really that far fetched?…
I just finished a book, Delivering Happiness, by Tony Hsieh (pronounced SHAY) who happens to be the 24-year-old multimillionaire CEO of online shoe and clothing shop Zappos.com. We’ll be posting the book review in the very near future. However, in reading the book and doing some additional research on the author, I discovered something rather…
A number of years ago, I had the rare opportunity to deliver a keynote presentation in a beautiful resort hotel in Cancun. The CEO of the growing organization I spoke to insisted on introducing me himself to explain how we had met in Washington, D.C., and why he had invited me to speak to his…
I’m going to ask you to stretch your imagination here for just a few minutes. Think back to a few cherished memories from your past … maybe your high school prom or even your wedding. Relax and remember all of the wonderful details of that evening and especially the facility in which it was held….
Some of life’s best lessons emerge daily and seldom appear in textbooks. Look around, read the news, watch TV, and get online. They say “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear!” Well, in this country, that can happen every day. Simply be ready. Let me give you an example I found in today’s…
In today’s chaotic environment, limiting this list to just ten reasons may seem a bit restrictive. I say that because our enthusiastic media is kind enough to provide us with dozens of reasons every day. Listed below are the TOP TEN reasons you should delay that critical pursuit of what you consider to be success….
In today’s chaotic world, worry is the constant companion to a growing number of people. Conventional wisdom would indicate that little will change in the foreseeable future. In fact, if anything, the list of daily stressors which lead to worry continues to grow. Additions to that infamous list include health costs, financial concerns, finding work,…
In my role as a speaker/consultant, I have the opportunity to work with a wide variety of organizations across a large number of industries. I’m exposed to many leadership styles and results and have interacted with some tremendous teams. In doing so, I’ve identified a common thread among today’s workforce … more and more leaders…