A Navy SEAL’s Wise Advice to Graduates

I recently read an article written by William J. Bennett who monitors the list of University commencement speakers each year.  He is reviewing the trend on the chosen speakers and the message of these speakers.  It is a terrific idea Mr. Bennett has here as it can tell us so much about where society stands (at least... Continue Reading →

Thursday Thought – Two Minutes of Inspiration

Note: Each Thursday I will post a little something to inspire us to finish the week strong. These Thursday Thoughts will be a quote, piece of music, artwork, or inspirational video. Congratulations, you made it over the hump and let's finish the week together. This short two-minute video is fun.  Maybe you have seen it... Continue Reading →

The Beautiful Game

While I was raised in California I support a team across the world in London, The Chelsea Football Club of the English Premier League.  You may know that Chelsea just won the Champions League title this past Saturday in Munich against the favored home team, Bayern Munich.  For folks in the States, Chelsea just won the... Continue Reading →

Can you hear me in the back of the room?

It happened again.  We had a full department meeting and as people showed up many, if not most, scoped out seats in the back rows of the large, theater style meeting room.  Several staff and the leadership team sat up front.  What a view from where I stood at the podium.   I saw people in the... Continue Reading →

My F Score is Low, Should I Worry?

Years ago a former boss walked into my office and said, "I just got my assessment results and my feelings score in zero.  Should I worry about that?"   He was talking about the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and he came to me since I previously worked in HR/OD and used the MBTI assessment often. What was... Continue Reading →

Leadership Lessons From Little League Baseball

"Hi, my name is Michael and I coached Little League Baseball for six years."  That line is either a confession or my opening line at a group therapy session (maybe both).  For those of you that know, it is a rewarding experience to be involved with a Little League Baseball Team especially as the manager.  You quickly... Continue Reading →

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