Connect With Your Team

Connect With Your Team

Leaders, stop working all the time and get with your people.   One of the common mistakes I see in leadership is leaders that are just focused on doing the work all day, every day. They’re in their office working on their laptops, and they don’t come out....
Put Yourself Out There

Put Yourself Out There

Let’s talk about putting yourself out there and the benefits of meeting new people.  This fall, all my kids will be going away to college. One of my sons will be a junior, the other will be a senior, and my daughter will be a freshman. One thing we talk...
Embrace Adversity

Embrace Adversity

“If you use adversity right, it will buy you a ticket to a place you couldn’t have gone any other way!” This is a quote I saw by Tony Bennett, the University of Virginia men’s basketball coach.    For those who remember, the...
Fall in Love With the Problem

Fall in Love With the Problem

Fall in love with problems first, then focus on solutions!    Too often, when I have a problem in life, I find myself looking for a solution as fast as possible. I’m a leader and a problem solver; it’s what I do at work and in my personal life. I’m...
Embrace the Good, Bad & In Between

Embrace the Good, Bad & In Between

Good days, bad days and in between days, you need them all to grow! Embrace them all; they’re all a part of the journey.    In my last blog, Life Is A Series of Calibrations, I talked about calibrating my golf swing, personal life and professional...
Life Is A Series of Calibrations

Life Is A Series of Calibrations

Calibrate your golf shot, business and life!    Recently, I’ve been taking some golf lessons. One reason is because I need them, and another is because my kids are older and going off to college. I have more free time without as many practices,...