We’ve all heard the quotes before, “I never lose, I win or I learn.” Or, “I’ve not failed, I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” These quotes are to help inspire and guide us through failure. They are meant to help us think differently about our situation. But, man, failing sure stinks. These quotes … Continue reading Failure Stinks

I went into a McDonalds this weekend for the first time in forever (I’m a drive through kind of guy). It had recently been remodeled. It looked very nice actually. Inside there were these new fast order kiosks where you could order instead of going to the counter. I saw these a few months ago … Continue reading Retail Ebbs While Programming Flows

Have you ever tried to taxi a plane out on the runway? It’s not super easy. I was in a very unique position to do that once when I was about 24. Keep in mind a few things. I’m not a pilot, I’ve never had any pilot training whatsoever. It wasn’t a jet, it was … Continue reading Piloting – The Leadership of the Sky

I hear many young professionals say their goal is to become a manager some day. Not a bad aspiration. My reply is usually something like, “Why would you want to be that?” Of course, that catches most of them off guard. There is nothing wrong with being a manager or supervisor. But that’s only a … Continue reading Managers, Leaders, Mentors, Oh My!

Recently, I was asked what one of my biggest discoveries has been as a leader of an organization. I immediately thought about a poster I used to read every day in Algebra: The popular thing is not always right, and the right thing is not always popular. It’s been committed to my memory for 20 … Continue reading Popular vs Right

As a leader of people, it is my moral obligation to give my team open, honest feedback to help them grow and be successful. https://cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.helpscout.net/blog/being-nice/amp/