This morning while drinking my Starbucks coffee (supplied at work) in my cool Starbucks mug (supplied by me), I read a great article at Fast Company magazine about the leadership practices at Starbucks. Late last year Starbucks held a conference in Houston for nearly 10,000 store managers and 5,000 live coffee plants (more on the... Continue Reading →
Peripheral Vision
Peripheral Vision: Side vision. The ability to see objects and movement outside of the direct line of vision. On my daily bike commute I pass a middle school. If I leave at a certain time from home I ride by the school just as the students arrive. The bike path I use moves right along... Continue Reading →
The Goldilocks Zone
I have a coworker in search of the perfect chair. With the state of my organization these days, there are plenty of chairs to choose from. Recently I watched him roll chairs by my office, one-by-one in his search. Each chair got an audition and an eventually rejection. As of today he is back to... Continue Reading →
Never Enough Questions
Quote of the day... “Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.” -Voltaire Indeed leaders have answers. Yet Leaders have more questions. Leaders ask the RIGHT questions. Leaders expect their people to ask questions. What questions are you asking today?
Leadership Development Model
Back in Graduate School (Organizational Behavior and Development) I took a class on leadership. Specifically the class focus was on leadership definitions and models. Our only assignment for the semester was to create our own Leadership Model. I recently reviewed the leadership model I created for that class nearly 15 years ago. I thought I... Continue Reading →
The Unknown Defines Our Existence
Quote of the Day... "That may be the most important thing to understand about humans. It is the unknown that defines our existence. We are constantly searching, not just for answers to our questions, but for new questions. We are explorers. We explore our lives day by day, and we explore the Galaxy, trying to... Continue Reading →
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