Take a moment and ask yourself these two questions: – How are we encouraging hope in those around us? – How are we helping to grow the leaders of tomorrow? I once wrote about the roles of companies needing to team-build differently, and I think some of the ideas mentioned in that post can help. But they’re not the complete answer – they just look at what companies can do. We also have to look at what we’re doing every single day,…

I have a problem with the term “thought leader”. According to Dictionary.com, “leader” is described this way: – noun a person or thing that leads. a guiding or directing head, as of an army, movement, or political group. We all know what a thought is, so no real need to go to a dictionary for that. So, put the two of them together to get thought leader, and we’re basically saying someone that leads an army just by their thoughts alone. Since we’re not living in The Matrix yet, this is where my problem with…

“You miss 100% of the shots you never take.” — Wayne Gretzky. Think about that. Take it outside the ice hockey equation that Gretzky used it on and apply it to anywhere – life, business, relationships, goals. How many are you actually aiming for and how many are you striking out blindly at? Are you happy with where you are? Have you reached the plateau that you set for yourself when you took to the playing field? Is your job just…