Leadership

West Point Graduation Week – Day Two

You would think the incessant rain all day would have a cast a pall on the celebratory mood, but that wasn't the case.  The last cycling ride with my son...
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I’m Just One

When I was twelve years old, my English teacher persuaded me to enter a speech contest.  There were three rules for the contest.  The speech had to be five to...
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Getting Back Up

I had the good fortune to spend time with the West Point Cycling team again this weekend.  The best part wasn't that Army won the men's and women's ECCC A-Division...
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The Wind and the Leader

I was mountain biking the other day along the Foothills of the Rocky Mountains when I was hit with a sustained wind gust.  It came from the side and almost...
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What’s Your Number?

Bryan Bungee Jumping!

No - I am not talking about dating or the money you need to retire.  The other day I heard a radio program...
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Lead Others To Do Less and Achieve More

Michael Canic wrote a recent blog called "The Zen of Strategy" where he wrote, "Decide what you're not going to do. Which markets you're not going to serve. What you're...
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The Secret Ingredient for (Team) Happiness

"What is the nature of human happiness?"  That's the seminal question Daniel Gilbert is focused on answering in the latest issue of the Harvard Business Review.   I have heard managers...
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Leadership Lessons from a Veteran of WWII, Korea & Viet Nam

To say there aren't many people like George Callahan is a gross understatement.  George is 90 years old - a living history book as a veteran of WWII, Korea and...
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