1269 Leadership Quotes
Before getting to this week’s Top 10 list, I want to tell you about a privilege I recently had. Don Baker and Josh Matthews had me return for my annual visit to the Hanging With The AD Podcast. Don and Josh do an amazing job serving athletic directors across the country and I get the […]
The Top 10 (Make That 15) Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of August 21st The following are the Top 15 leadership posts I read last week: Thinking In First Principles by Admired Leadership 5 Factors That Make For A Great Employee Experience by Tiffani Bova via Harvard Business Review 5 Unexpected Trust-Building Behaviors by […]
On Thursday I will be the keynote speaker for the West Cobb Business Association monthly luncheon. This is a great group of leaders I cannot wait to invest in. In preparation for this time together, I asked James Albright, City Manager of Acworth (Ga) and author of the incredible website Leadership And Main, his thoughts […]
You never get a chance to make a first impression. When Paul O’Neill became CEO of Alcoa in 1987, the company was facing significant challenges. Wall Street had serious concerns about the company’s revenue projections and profit margins. In his first address to shareholders, O’Neill did little to install confidence a turnaround was possible. In […]
One of the things which makes a great organization is its disciplined commitment to high-performance thinking. But what does organizational high-performance thinking look like? How does it manifest itself? I just finished Jack Nicklaus II and Don Yaeger’s excellent book Best Seat In The House: 18 Golden Lessons from a Father to His Son. In […]
Ray Croc and McDonald’s Ray Croc mistakingly thought he was in the burger business. In the brilliant movie The Founder, Croc was becoming financially insolvent trying to sell hamburgers. He was close to losing his home and going out of business. As a result of an impromptu meeting with Harry Sonneborn, he then discovers he […]
A Brilliant Man Named Ferruccio A uniquely gifted Italian man by the name of Ferruccio had a keen interest in mechanics. Prior to World War II he studied the subject at the famous Fratelli Taddia Technical Institute located about a half-hour from Bologna. After being drafted into the country’s Royal Air Force he served as a […]
The following are this site’s posts from the past week which you may have missed. These are personal favorites so make sure you check them out the second time around. Each had incredible response! 5 Reasons Why Most Great Organizations, Teams, And People Are Destroyed From Within 6 Things Which Make Change Worth Doing 5 […]
Today I am cleaning out a number of my personal files. As I was going back through what I have accumulated over the last year, I found some leadership gold I want to share with you. First, a few things I am thinking about followed by some of today’s more well-known leaders: Today’s Leaders Are […]
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NorthStar Church’s senior pastor Mike Linch is one of my favorite leaders!!! Today, I had the privilege of attending a monthly event entitled Lunch With A Leader. This has become a must-attend luncheon for me and is growing exponentially. Mike has a deep desire to see some of the most influential leaders in Acworth and […]
When I work with leaders of churches, businesses, non-profits, or athletic organizations, if I ask them if they care deeply enough about the mission and vision enough to sacrifice for it, they will all tell me “Yes”. If I ask them if they are all in, they will all respond with an emphatic “Yes”. […]
In September, INC. Magazine released its annual list of 500 fastest growing companies. Whether you lead a church, non-profit, academic institution, athletic organization, or business, these lessons from some of today’s most successful leaders can make you better. The following are 20 Quotes And Lessons From Leaders Of Today’s Fastest Growing Companies: “New hires want […]
