Recently, in the Dallas Morning News, I read a unique article on getting a handle on clutter and organization.  It caught my eye because it was all about those people that hoard – in which I continue to be amazed, repulsed, and intrigued.  What drives people to hoard and have closets made out of spare…

For those of us in Texas, this recent standoff between Nolan Ryan and Mark Cuban to buy the Texas Rangers was right up there with the Jerry Jones/Jimmy Johnson and the firing of Tom Landry back in 1989. Old perceptions, die hard. For those of us who are purists, the only choice for ownership was Nolan…

When I lead leadership development workshops, we often begin with a well-known exercise which highlights a person’s Journey Line – in other words: how a person has gone through life up to this point, and how their highs and lows create the person (and leader) they have become. I, for one, believe we grown and learn…

Many of my clients have heard me refer to an all time favorite movie clip from the movie Jerry McGuire starring Tom Cruise and Cuba Gooding: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGt5f70K02Q This is the scene in the locker room where Jerry is simply at his wits end trying to support his client! He is pleading with him to “help…

Last night I was watching a news program relative to the ongoing saga of British Petroleum and the lack of responsiveness to the oil crisis, the passing of the mantle from Tony Hayward to Bob Dudley, and the ongoing ’20-20′ hindsight commentary of how the company’s leadership responded to the crisis. I am certain there…

A friend of mine is suffering from a very severe form of cancer. It has manifested in his brain and he is undergoing an extreme regime of chemotherapy which has forced him to reside in the hospital for months at a time. His strength of courage and tremendously uplifting attitude has inspired many of us over…

Each of us has felt down on our luck at one time or another. In fact, I have a few clients who have admitted to me that they think ‘life has passed them by’ and that it is ‘too late’ to accomplish their dreams. I stumbled across this book a few years ago, and dusted…

It seems that every company is embarking on a formal mentoring program. Many have met with mixed success. There was an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal not too long ago, which I thought had a few salient points to consider on this topic. Below are key points which may lead to the program…

Last week, I read a parable which I found intoxicatingly wise. It has to do with giving generously and with no expectation. This particularly struck me, as recently a colleague was hoarding information which could have helped us all reach a collective goal; yet, this person would not share this information with anyone. I could ponder…

I was reading an article over the weekend which outlined the top five ways a leader leads. Each lesson was important – ranging from modeling leadership behavior to creating a vision to challenging team members to stretch themselves in order to reach the goal. However, the one that really grabbed me was one on ‘encouraging the…