There are many parallels between great leaders and great, iconic design. Five come immediately to mind. Great design/great leaders are: 1. Functional Talk is cheap. So is eye-candy-only design. Well, actually, both are sometimes ridiculously expensive. But the best designs… Read More »5 parallels between great leaders and iconic design
Lately I’ve been reading Eric L. Haney’s book Inside Delta Force, a personal memoir of the author’s experience in the early years of the elite counter-terrorist unit. One thing I found striking is Haney’s brief overview of how “The Unit”… Read More »A lesson from Delta Force
Just finished a great book on the spiritual discipline of fasting. I’ll post the review tomorrow, but the book got me thinking about the purpose of discipline in pursuing God. Some people, like the Pharisees who opposed Jesus, saw discipline… Read More »Discipline and desperation
Beware of deriving too much of your value from the praises of people. Actually, I’m beginning to believe that deriving ANY of your value from the praises of people is like having cancer of the soul. Eventually it will catch… Read More »People are fickle
The distance between “meh” and great is surprisingly short. Sometimes it’s hard to put your finger on why, but there’s no mistaking it. You know when you’ve had great service and you know when you’re “just another customer.” You know… Read More »The distance between “meh” and “great.”
“One trick ahead of disaster They’re quick, but I’m much faster” -Aladdin in Disney’s Aladdin On June 15, 1775 George Washington was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army of the newly-formed United States of America. He faced a… Read More »One Step Ahead of Disaster
There aren’t many books out there with a mathematical equation for a title, but for Tullian Tchividjian, Jesus + Nothing = Everything is both the thesis of his amazing book as well as the mantra for his life. He begins… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Jesus + Nothing = Everything by Tullian Tchividjian
Yeah this thing is for real. And the leadership/teamwork analogies, comparisons, and applications–not to mention horrible puns–are endless! “Who’s ‘steering’ in the organization? Who’s ‘pedaling?’ Who’s not ‘pedaling?’” “Those not ‘steering’ in the organization have to trust the one who… Read More »Conference Bike – This Just Got Real…
Today’s leadership tip is brought to you by Eliza Doolittle: Get out of your chair and accomplish something significant today!
Today’s leadership tip is brought to you by Eliza Doolittle: Get out of your chair and accomplish something significant today!