We just arrived home late last night after attending a funeral for my wife’s grandmother this week in West Virginia (the mountains are so beautiful there!).  Her grandmother was 88! – She lived a very long life.  While we were there we got a chance to hang out with many…

I recently read an article from Jeff Weiner / CEO at LinkedIn that talked about the importance of scheduling nothing and it really got me to thinking again about everything currently going on at my job. How do your days look when you are at work? Is it non-stop meetings,…

Have you every burned the midnight oil?  Spent long hours at work (more than 10 hours a day)? Went into the office on Saturdays (possibly a Sunday or two)? Even worked after you got home and got a bite to eat? We all have done extra work from time to…

How are you doing on the things you want to be  “doing”? I myself haven’t been doing too well as of late.  My personality is as such that I am constantly trying to improve.  Whether it be in the manner in which I speak to others, at my job, losing…

I recently attended the annual Chick Fil A Leadercast.  I always welcome the opportunity to sharpen my leadership skills and learn new things from other great leaders.  This year was no exception, as there were great things to be learned from many different leaders at this event.  I will be…

Many times we think we are doing such a great job.  We have experience, foresight, accomplishment, tenure.  If something that we are knowledgeable about needs to be done, we already have an upper hand at knowing how to complete it. This could be at work – we have a presentation…

I don’t listen to the radio that much anymore, particularly when I am on my commute to work. When I listen to music I end up hearing the same songs, and talk /sports radio is a lot of political ranting and negative talk (plus I can get the scores and…

My good friend Steve and his family from Detroit are in town visiting this week and we had a good discussion about email last night. I was explaining to him that before or after work hours, with rare exceptions, I no longer check my work email. Period. I don’t even…

It is Spring Break time for me and my family this week. We have decided to spend a few days in a slightly warmer climate (sunny Florida!) for some much needed R&R. For a real Christian businessman, taking a break from work is as critical as work itself. Unplugging from…

An interesting thing happened at work this week. My co-workers showed vulnerability. We were in a department meeting when it happened – someone got REAL. They expressed how they were really feeling about the direction our company seemed to be going, and felt that we were no longer aligned with…