Leadership

Lessons from the Nutcracker – Presence Matters

November 29, 2016

My girls just finished dancing in the Nutcracker for this year, and I got to work backstage for the first time. It was fun, and…

The unexpected response

November 27, 2016

It was a performance of the Nutcracker with a packed house during the snow scene that involves an intricate dance and requires the stage crew…

I love it when people think I’m nuts

November 22, 2016

I started a nonprofit while I was in high school; people thought I was nuts. I started a church in downtown Decatur; people thought I…

Thoughts on listening well

November 14, 2016

I think listening is a dying skill. From seeing friends misunderstand the unrest in our culture over this past year to sitting in a meeting…

Follow through is the best predictor of success

November 11, 2016

I recently finished Angela Duckworth’s book Grit. The book is about, well, grit, what it is, how if affects us and how to have more…