You Take Control
He would come in daily to verbally smack me around and let me know I wasn’t hitting the mark. I didn’t understand his leadership style but it certainly frustrated me. …
What Would Ned Stark Do?
If you’re going to pass the sentence, you should be prepared to swing the sword. Some mistake greatness with being dynamic or having charisma (which is derived from a latin…
Was Jon Snow Born To Lead? Were You?
Yes, it’s all fun and games until you find out you’re sleeping with a woman who is your aunt and you didn’t know it. Sounding like an episode of Jerry…
There are NO Secrets!
I stood at the bookstore, dumbfounded, by all of the titles that were in front of me on the subject of leadership. Each one seemed to purport that the author…
What’s YOUR Army Of The Dead?
Blockbuster had Netflix. Print media had online. I’ve got my ex-wife. No matter how safe we think we are, we’ve all got an Army of the Dead to contend with…
Why Hire a CSP?
What is a CSP? The Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation, established in 1980 by the National Speakers Association (NSA), is the speaking profession’s international measure of professional platform skill. CSP…
Leading With Humor
Now that all of the phone booths are gone….where does Superman change? This may not be the kind of deep question that you ponder as you sip your coffee in…
Man Plans, God Laughs (Choose To Laugh Along)
I’d been planning it for about a month. I had contacted the people who ran the Chris Isaak concert where I had bought tickets but had heard nothing back. The…
We Don’t Need Stinkin’ Boot Camp!
Sweat poured from every pore in my body and I struggled to keep my legs “six inches off the deck” during an intensive physically training session at boot camp. The…