(Author’s note - I wrote this post in early February and delayed posting it due to COVID-19 and more time-relevant posts) Should Tom Brad...

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...

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...

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 ...

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

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...

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 ...

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 p...

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

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 lo...

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 s...

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 planne...

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 ro...

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

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

“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...

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 go...

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. Clou...