Are We Asking Too Much from Our Leaders?
Or… are we asking too little from each other? We spend enormous energy dealing with internal communication issues (i.e., team dysfunction) that keep us from realizing our full potential. Our...
Where Organizational Meets Individual Wants
As a CEO, I wanted everyone who came to me with challenges, opportunities and problems to say this: Here are the undisputed facts of said challenge/opportunity/problem. Here are at least two possible...
17 Women on Self-Reliant Leadership
In preparation for a talk I was asked to give at the 17th Annual Women's Success Forum in Denver, I had the opportunity to sit down with 17 amazing leaders to...
Zack Baddorf on Green Beret Leadership Traits
Zack Baddorf is a public relations professional, multimedia reporter, and a strong supporter of the Green Beret Foundation. Zack has spent more than a decade working in 30 countries, including...
Hearing the Unheard for Leaders
Doing the same thing over and over again. Insanity or purposeful? While choosing every step carefully carrying a 40-pound pack in Colorado's high country at an average of 12,000 feet, it...
When a leader’s presence feels like a gift
Every once in a while, you meet someone whose mere presence feels like a special gift. Regina Ellis is the Founder and CEO of the Children Cancer Association (CCA) - the...
Inside the Mind of an Extremely Effective Enlightened Executive – Part 1
Colleen Abdoulah Interview - April 8, 2014 When Colleen Abdoulah enters the room, you know it's going to get interesting. Besides the heartfelt embrace, you'll notice an executive with presence,...
The Proverbial Fork in the Road
During my annual mountain biking trip to Fruita, Colorado, I took a tumble (an 'endo' as in end over end) because I tried a different path. It reminded me of...
Mentors to Many
I have written often about the mentor I have had since I was 17 years old, George Callahan. Before I went into the army, George invited me into his home...
Work in Progress
If it wasn't for one of my mentors, I don't know when I would come to know the Socratic virtue of self-control; and that self-sufficiency alone doesn't equate to a...
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