by bw_admin | Feb 14, 2013 | Servant Leadership
On Valentine’s Day, we have the chance to step away from business and leadership building to express our love for the ones who are most important to us. For me, that’s my wife and daughters. I hope you’ll indulge me for a moment as I tell them how I...
by bw_admin | Feb 13, 2013 | Servant Leadership
How many white things are in your house? Quick.stop what you’re doing and list as many as you can. Now, how many white things are in your refrigerator? Write down as many things as you can. My guess is that your list of refrigerator items is longer than the...
by bw_admin | Jan 15, 2013 | Servant Leadership
I’ve been blessed with a number of business owner clients that have returned for more coaching. Last year, one of these repeat clients began to tell me that he wanted to stop coaching for a while. His exact words were, “I’ve done as much as I can...
by bw_admin | Jan 8, 2013 | Servant Leadership
I’ve heard both thankfulness and regrets for 2012 over the last few days. Regardless of where you land on that spectrum of feelings, the beauty of turning the page on the calendar to the new year gives all a sense of newness and renewal. For me, 2012 was a...
by bw_admin | Dec 6, 2012 | Servant Leadership
The story of NFL coach Chuck Pagano, his fight against leukemia and the lifetime of impact he’s had on people around him continues to inspire me. Reggie Wayne, one of Pagano’s players with the Indianapolis Colts, was interviewed after a career-high game...
by bw_admin | Nov 15, 2012 | Servant Leadership
Football seems to be a treasure trove of examples of principled leadership in action, when we examine the interaction between players and coaches on the field, in practice and in the locker room. Here is a fresh example from the locker room of the Indianapolis Colts,...
by bw_admin | Nov 7, 2012 | Servant Leadership
I was a witness to a miracle the other night. In truth, I’ve been witnessing a miracle for the past three years. I’ve known a friend of mine (we’ll call her Lucy) since 2006. Lucy was a quiet worry-wart who tiptoed through life without much fanfare....
by bw_admin | Oct 25, 2012 | Servant Leadership
A client of mine and his team recently completed a series of assessments that we are using to understand where he is as a leader from his own perspective and his team’s. He set out on this journey committed to his own growth as a leader and emphatic that his...
by bw_admin | Oct 16, 2012 | Servant Leadership
By now, even the casual football fan is aware of the situation that took place in Seattle a few weeks ago where a referee awarded a touchdown to the Seattle Seahawks instead of an interception to the Green Bay Packers, a decision that gave Seattle the win. In the high...
by bw_admin | Oct 10, 2012 | Servant Leadership
We are all selling something. Whether it’s an idea to an investor, a change to our employees, a product or service to a prospect or getting your kid to eat his broccoli. Variations of these sales jobs have been going on around the globe for thousands of years in...
