The Priority Of A Life Plan

All of us have become proficient at doing all the major components of the business plan at work.  We know how to define goals, create plans, execute priorities and evaluate success. However, very few of us use these same disciplines to help lead our personal lives.  Research shows that approximately 95% of us have never […]

Church Scattered: What To Do When Change Is Needed

When some people face dramatic change they choose to live in denial as if this is not really happening to me.  On the other extreme others know the change is real to the point of becoming emotionally depressed about their new state of life. The common sometimes fatal result of both of these mindsets is […]

Corporate Ethics Can’t Be Reduced To Compliance

The overwhelming majority of leadership books that I read rate character as the number one issue facing leaders in any culture.  I have found out the hard way, that the only successful way I can sustain positive change is to change what I believe first and that determines then how I behave.  This is an […]

Why Your Idea Of Success May Be Making Your Miserable

There used to be a great illustration about success and it was to make sure when you get to the top of the ladder it’s leaning on the right building.  Where you go to find the answer to the daily question of  how am I doing, determines the ultimate definition of what success means to […]

A Simple Way To Combat Chronic Stress

We just finished a three week marathon of moving into a new house and doing most of the packing and moving ourselves.  Needless to say the stress levels are still out the roof and I found these simple techniques posted by the HBR to be helpful: “For most leaders today, frequent stress is inevitable. But […]