On the Fourth of July I had an experience that I would rather not have lived through, but it taught me several powerful lessons with multiple implications. After the fireworks display at a large city park, I was driving my family and my daughter’s friend to our house. There were adult volunteers directing traffic and […]
Recently I completed a wonderful three-year experience of being an assistant coach for a boys club soccer team. The players went from being 10-year-old boys to 13-year-old young men who were extremely hard-working, supportive of one another, and respectful to themselves, their teammates, their parents, and their coaches. In so many ways, they were an […]
One of the most important factors in achieving long-term success is a high degree of self-worth. If you believe that statement is true, then read on. If you think long-term success is based on luck, randomness, or merely superb skills in a performance area that pays well, then don’t bother with the rest of this […]
There are two ways to look at organizational performance. You can start with a strategy and work your way toward a plan with tactics, then to a schedule of activities, then to execution of those activities, and finally to the behaviors of individuals within your organization. The other perspective is to focus on the behavior […]