No one could have adequately planned for COVID-19. Not only did it come unannounced, it has changed things at such a rapid pace that what you thought you knew...

Whatever we want to call this season we are in (COVID-19, Recession, or something else), the reality is that it is different from the one that roughly ended ...

I write these words from my home office. It is Tax Day, or was supposed to be Tax Day. The view I have is to our backyard and the ground is covered with a th...

Much of leadership content these days is about hustling, doing more with less, increasing productivity in general, and on and on and on. There is even discus...

On January 1 of this year our father moved into a new role as Chairman of the Board. This meant that he had to pick one of his three kids to run the business...

One of my concerns as a father is how much our children tie performance to the love Sarah and I have for them. For instance, do we still love them when they ...

I recently heard Jerry Hurley say that at his organization trust is given, but it can be lost. This is 180 degrees reverse of the usual platitude that “trust...

September 19, 1796: Friends and Fellow Citizens: The period for a new election of a citizen to administer the executive government of the United States being...

I recently promoted someone on our team to becoming the new Vice President of Sales. What this means for me personally is that I am no longer going to be as ...

The day after noticing that one of our plants had too many parts on the floor, and mentioning that observation to our plant managers, I saw an entirely chang...

One of my weaknesses is being too task-oriented. So, given the recent challenge of my Executive Coach, I have created a game in my planned around one-on-one ...

November 27, 2019: 3:45 p.m. My shirt has a little bit of what appears to be a grease stain from shaking hands with people in the tool room this afternoon. I...

The sports world, and all of Chicago, were shocked when Walter Payton announced that he had a rare liver disease known as primary sclerosing cholangitis in F...

Of course, you can video conference. But, so can everyone else. Not everyone can do face to face. Not everyone can connect. Not everyone can look someone in ...

“I can’t sell you that,” said the agent in the Lufthansa Senator’s Lounge. I was traveling with two co-workers and my status only allowed one guest entry int...

To be someone worth following, you have to know exactly where you are going. People do not follow someone who is unsure where they are going. While this seem...

Every Wednesday this October, I am sharing one thought or idea from Dr. Henry Cloud. I wouldn't be the leader I am today without Dr. Cloud's books, teaching,...

This week's #Baldinbusiness post of the week examines partnerships and was written on an airplane after a week in Europe developing partner relationships. Ti...