Maybe it’s because I grew up in Minnesota, but I love Hockey. It is fast paced, aggressive and full of suspense. When you study the great player Wayne Gretzky, you see his genius. He focused on anticipating the ricochet vs.…
More seat time “I just need more seat time.” I heard him say as I watched him walk away in disgust. And I knew he was right. My youngest son races Motocross. I know what you’re thinking, isn't that…
I think Rita Pierson, a life-long educator got it right... She said, kids don’t learn from teachers they don’t like. I think the same is true about leadership. People won’t follow leaders they don’t respect and they certainly won’t learn…
We have all experienced that crossroads in our careers when someone pushed us to the limit. It’s then that we must decide. What is for sale? It all happens so innocently. First you accept the job or project and get…
Imagine a scene where you are standing on the street corner, and you notice the car turning the corner doesn't have a driver. Or another, where you notice that every time you meet someone, they are riding with someone…
I live most of my life with pictures and so do you. Pictures help us tell our stories and they have since the cave man days. Now with the advent of digital photography and Facebook, our ability to make this…
Playing Volleyball is a tradition at the annual company picnic. It was something I brought back my first year as President, after previous leadership stopped it because they saw it as “just” a volleyball game. It was a huge win…