The Building Blocks Of A Strategy

One of the best books I have read on developing a strategic plan and all that is involved in the execution of that plan was written by Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan called Execution.  It is a must read for any organization that uses teams to accomplish planning and execution. A strategy is the key […]

The Winning Attitude

Lou Holtz the famous football coach once said, “Ability is what you’re capable of doing, motivation determines what you do and attitude determines how well you do it.” We have heard all our lives how important a role our attitude plays in everything we do every day. In John Maxwell’s book The Winning Attitude he […]

Promises We Make

This is the sixth in a series of ten posts on promises we should be willing to make to the people that matter the most in our lives.  A promise goes beyond a mere commitment to do something it carries the clear expectation that we are going to pay the price to do what we […]

Promises We Make

This is the fifth in a series of ten posts on promises we should be willing to make to the people that matter the most in our lives.  A promise goes beyond a mere commitment to do something it carries the clear expectation that we are going to pay the price to do what we […]

What’s Next?

This phrase became the mantra on the award winning series The West Wing.  After every serious issue that had to be dealt with not matter how long the conversation or difficult the task the president would always ask what’s next? That is a very good question that all of us have to answer each and […]