Comfortable in your own skin

Robert Griffin III of Baylor University expects to be the #2 pick in the NFL draft.  He was a guest on the ESPN set two nights ago when the Baylor Lady Bears beat Stanford in the Women’s Final Four.  RG3 is known for wearing crazy socks such as Superman, Elmo,...

The Power of a Good Book

As a kid, I hated to read.  I had reading comprehension problems.  I couldn’t remember or recall what I had just read.  I didn’t look forward to reading.  I never went to bookstores.  I used Cliff Notes to pass most of my tests in high school.  Just ask my...

Leadership and Love

I chimed in on a LinkedIn discussion this morning asking if there was a relationship between leadership and the capacity to love.  Too many people I think associate love with only romantic love, or the love you would have for a family member.  As leaders, love means...

Professionalism

How do you define professionalism?  As a musician, professionalism means getting paid for what you do.  Architect Frank Lloyd Wright said, “A professional is one who does his best work  when he feels the least like working.”  There is a higher level of...

Your Leadership Spotlight

I write in Working Toward Excellence about a concept called, “Your Leadership Spotlight.”  Let me explain.  As leaders, we all have a spotlight that we shine.    Some leaders shine the spotlight on themselves.  They say, “look at me and all I have...

Change

I tweeted earlier today that change can be scary.  It can also be exciting.  One thing that will never change, though, is change itself.  I just got back from a meeting with my students.  My colleague and former student Tim is moving to Connecticut after two excellent...