It’s startling to say the least when you’re awoken at six in morning to the sound of your two-year-old son in the other room yelling, “why? why?” When this happened to me a few years back, I leapt from my bed and rushed out to see why my toddler was lamenting this early in the […]
General Robert E. Lee was one of the most skilled and beloved leaders America has ever produced. He was Abraham Lincoln’s first choice to lead the Union Army before Lee’s home state of Virginia seceded from the Union. During the Civil War he consistently led the Confederate Army to victory against Union forces, despite the North’s superior
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It comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don’t get on the wrong track or try to do too much. – Steve Jobs Yesterday I wrote about being prepared to say yes as a leader. However, just because you’re prepared to say yes, doesn’t mean you always should. There are certainly
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We had a great Friday night planned. Homemade pizza for dinner followed by watching a movie and eating popcorn on the couch. But the most remarkable part of the night wasn’t in the plan. With the last morsel of pizza still in her mouth, our 20-month-old daughter snatched up her translucent pink plate and pressed
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When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished by how much he’d learned in seven years. – Mark Twain One of the most powerful realizations for anyone—especially a leader—is the day
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