A Hero I Found In a Refugee Camp

A Hero I Found In a Refugee Camp

My heroes are people I can hug.  They are normal people who might live right down the street from you in a little two-bedroom house or live in a hut on the other side of the world. I’d like to introduce you to one of my favorite heroes: Amina, the refugee. Amina...

Setting Your Team’s Leroy Jethro Gibb’s Rules

My wife and I, along with 18 million other people, are fans of the #1 scripted show on t.v.: NCIS. The leading character, Leroy Jethro Gibbs, (played by Mark Harmon) is a no-nonsense former marine who heads up a Navy crime investigative team. Known for his famous...
Moving People from Chaos to Unity

Moving People from Chaos to Unity

Pick a situation in your life right now that has chaos.  That didn’t take long, did it? Life is continually full of chaos. However, there is a great leadership principle I learned many years ago has been the most important daily leadership principle I...
How to Keep Other People’s Monkeys Off Your Back

How to Keep Other People’s Monkeys Off Your Back

Imagine the next person that walks in your office with a complaint has a monkey on their back. Maybe it’s a cute little guy that makes cute little monkey sounds but it’s totally distracting its owner.  Or it might be a big hairy, smelly ape that’s stinking up the room...