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The Importance of High Standards
Tuesday, July 31st, 2007 Posted in Character, Leadership, by Bill | No Comments »
One would have to be living in a cave to have missed the unfortunate goings on in major team sports this past week. The lead article in USA Today’s ... Read more..The Benefit to Community and Company Through Volunteering
Monday, July 30th, 2007 Posted in Give Back, by Richard | No Comments »
Last Saturday night, my wife and I joined a group of her co-workers to deliver and serve dinner for the families at our local (Jacksonville, Florida) Ronald McDonald House (RMH). ... Read more..Accountabilty and the Big Fat Greek Wedding
Thursday, July 26th, 2007 Posted in Character, by Bill | No Comments »
I’m sorry that Atlanta attorney, Andrew Speaker has tuberculosis – I really am. He did nothing to deserve the disease, but neither did the hundreds of people who were ... Read more..Emotion and The Authentic Leader
Wednesday, July 25th, 2007 Posted in Leadership, by Bill | No Comments »
In our new book, Contented Cows MOOve Faster, we wrote about authenticity as one of the prime requisites for being a good leader. Among other factors, authenticity requires that ... Read more..What About The Graybeards?
Tuesday, July 24th, 2007 Posted in Think About It..., by Bill | No Comments »
I watched with some pain this weekend, a clip on television of U.S Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia, decrying in the well of the Senate, the "blood sport" of ... Read more..How Well Will Things Run While You Are Away?
Monday, July 23rd, 2007 Posted in Think About It..., by Richard | No Comments »
Saturday’s big news was the Bush colonoscopy. Although I didn’t need to know the precise number of polyps his doctor found, I’m glad he had it done – and ... Read more..Forgiveness
Monday, July 16th, 2007 Posted in Character, by Bill | 1 Comment »
In an interview for our new book, Contented Cows MOOve Faster, Chick-fil-A President and Chief Operating Officer, Dan Cathy suggested that one of the factors that contributes heavily to ... Read more..R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Monday, July 16th, 2007 Posted in Character, by Bill | 1 Comment »
When my phone rings early on a weekend morning, there better be one hell of a good reason for it. That thought crossed my mind recently when, around 6 ... Read more..Just Do It.
Monday, July 16th, 2007 Posted in Motivation, by Richard | 2 Comments »
There’s something to be said for setting goals. I’ve set a lot of goals that I didn’t make, but one goal I’ve been relentless in pursuing. When I was 30, ... Read more..What makes a good leader?
Thursday, July 5th, 2007 Posted in Leadership | 1 Comment »
I’m spending this week with my son’s Boy Scout troop on a camping trip in the beautiful hills of Coker Creek, Tennessee. Our merry crew of 18 scouts and various ... Read more..