by Barry | Sep 26, 2012 | 21 Laws, Awareness, Decision Making, Empowerment, Influence, Inspiration, Leadership, Leadership Development, Legacy, Teamwork, Vision
Nothing is more important in my reading and writing than Leadership Development and the growth that results from it. Why? Because just like John Maxwell says, “Everything Rises and Falls on Leadership.” Now that I am in my mid-forties, I can see a major...
by Barry | Jun 17, 2012 | Accountability, Character, Infuence, Leadership, Responsibility
Father’s Day is almost over as I write this, at least the “official” one day a year on the calendar that we dedicate to fathers. As a father’s day gift, my wife Michelle, made reservations at at one of our favorite locations in the Columbia...
by Barry | Jun 13, 2012 | 21 Laws, Infuence, Leadership, Responsibility, Team Chemistry
How would you respond to the question “Why is it important to be a leader?” Many people view leadership the same way they view success. We want to go as far as we can, climbing the corporate ladder, trying to achieve the highest position possible in the...
by Barry | Jun 10, 2012 | Infuence, Leadership, Responsibility, Team Chemistry
I recently had a conversation with the President of a very successful General Contractor and part of the conversation revolved around developing leaders to replace upper management in the future. The jest of the statement was “I have another ten or fifteen...
by Barry | May 20, 2012 | Character, Leadership, Responsibility
I recently heard a sermon in church and one of the thoughts was that it is not a bad goal or objective to be financially successful but you really need to consider what you will do with that success. This got me thinking about what we do as leaders with what we have....