by Rick | Feb 17, 2023 | Blog, Leadership Series
Bob was 17 years my senior and passed away nearly two decades ago. He was pastor of the Beacon Light Chapel near Churubusco, IN, and was also a television sports broadcaster in Ft. Wayne. I remember following him in a mall as people stopped him for autographs. He was...
by Rick | Jan 28, 2023 | Blog, Leadership Series
Who are your cheerleaders? For whom are you a cheerleader? Don Landoll, owner of Landoll Manufacturing in Marysville, Kansas, started out in a small garage in a small town in rural Kansas and grew his business to employ nearly 900 people now. He attributes his success...
by Rick | Nov 24, 2022 | Blog, Grandpa Harry Stories
The golden glow of the early morning sun slowly filled the cabin as Harry creaked back and forth in his rocker on the wooden floor. Chauncey, his golden lab, snored on his bed by the crackling fire, curled up on an old sweatshirt Ethan left on his last visit. He...
by Rick | Sep 9, 2022 | Blog, Leadership Series
I would rather call people forth than call them out and recently had an opportunity to do so with a young man serving me a glass of wine. I’ll set the stage first. I took my wife to watch, “Where the Crawdads Sing,” for our anniversary to a...
by Rick | Aug 14, 2022 | Blog, Leadership Series
I have a small bookshelf designated for books that have changed my worldview; they are like small monuments that mark moments in my history that define who I am and how I think. They are books that, if you were to look at the titles, you would say, “Oh, that’s why...
