They Could Have Had Me at Hello

I walked into the small, locally owned computer store because I like to shop local. In the past, I’ve purchased a significant amount of computer products for commercial use from that store. I had full intention of spending way too much money to replace and upgrade my...

How The Best Leaders Make Other People Better

 It starts with you and must engage others – Kansas Leadership Center; Principle #3 One of Michelangelo’s students asked him what he saw as he gazed upon a dirty marble slab.  Michelangelo replied, “I see an angel hidden inside and I will carve until I set him...

Leadership as an Activity, Not a Position

If you have to say you’re in charge, you’re probably not.  -Tammy Duvanel Unruh I hated choosing teams during recess.  The teacher would choose either the two most popular kids to be the “captains” or, in an occasional move of gratuitous justice, would chose two of...
Growing Up Country: Things That Could Have Killed Me

Growing Up Country: Things That Could Have Killed Me

  The fastest form of transportation is fear – Interview with a 2,000 Year Old Man It’s no small miracle I made it to my 54th birthday alive. I grew up a largely unsupervised surrounded by 1,280 acres of Kansas prairie full of farm ponds, gullies,...