“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.”  Jim Rohn quotes (American Speaker and Author. He is famous for motivational audio programs [...]

It’s amazing, when you begin looking for them, just how many lists you can find. Here’s one that I found through Twitter: a blog entry on Great Leadership by Dan McCarthy. Here’s the link. This blog entry takes the Aretha Franklin song R-E-S-P-E-C-T, and uses it to show how leaders can show respect for their [...]

I just read a lovely little story about a baby chick hatching, comparing it to “becoming” in humans, from Twitter. The story came from the Mountain State University School of Leadership and Professional Development. The story includes a short video of a chick hatching — fascinating to watch. Check it out here: http://leadertalk.mountainstate.edu/2009/12/becoming.html I especially [...]

Alabama just beat Florida to win the SEC championship. It was Alabama’s game all the way. Throughout, I hoped Alabama would win — and Tim Tebow would get taken down a notch. You know, he just gets too much praise and adulation — not good for anybody. But when he lost, and the tears were [...]

Today I want to write about leadership in an entirely different context — the world of the family, and the bigger social picture families are part of. My middle daughter and her husband are leaders in this world, for sure. Here’s why: they have recently adopted a baby who happens to be an African-American. Charlie [...]