Great leaders take time away from work to recharge. They know that doing so is essential to their success. And they encourage their team members to do the same, so that they can return to work refreshed, rested and reenergized. 

Be sure you...

The end of school is only a few weeks away and kids are already celebrating. There's also academic awards banquets, music and band concerts and sports banquets for celebrating! I'll be at my grandson’s baseball awards night in a...

It's Women in Construction Week.  

Let’s celebrate the amazing work women are doing in the industry. 

When I was studying engineering in college, there were very few “girls” in my classes. Typically only a...

This is National Engineers Week. Did you know that Engineers Week is celebrated the week of President’s Day in honor of President George Washington who is considered the nation’s first engineer? 

I remember learning about...

From Baseball to Business - Set a High Standard and Stick to It 

I had a great time talking with my guest, Garrett Hyer, in The Team of a Lifetime Podcast - Episode 39.  I love baseball. And since Garrett played on...

MISTAKE #1: SETTING ONE REALLY BIG GOAL

The leader sets one BIG goal - usually financial. For example, “Achieve 300 Million in Revenue.” The goal is fairly arbitrary and irrelevant to virtually everyone except the leader.

When...

If you do a search on the internet for “Who’s the most generous person in the world?” you'll find a list of some really wealthy people.  

I believe there’s a different kind of generosity that’s essential....

Have you ever thought about how much time you spend talking to yourself? I don't mean talking out loud to yourself. We certainly don't go around doing that much because people would think we are crazy! What I’m talking about is the internal...

Note: I originally published this two years ago today. So many people told me that it had a huge impact on them so I'm sharing it again. May it impact you today.

The little red circle indicated that an email was waiting for me in my inbox.

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I hadn’t planned to write about this today.

In fact I hadn’t planned to write ANYTHING today.

But a conversation with a client this morning and a message I just received from someone about my podcast spurred me on. 

Because this...