Defining success by what you don’t do is a really fast way to get to nowhere. Let me explain. Often we are tempted to define our level...
In today’s world, banks and borrowers face many unprecedented challenges. More than ever before, banks are under tremendous regulatory pressure for asset/loan quality and borrowers...
For me, this is a season of big thinking. Bold thinking. Thinking that takes our organization places that we have never before dreamed. Truly, I am...
What course is your life taking? Have you thought about that in awhile? How do you determine the course of your life? For some, their family...
Too many people in life become a prisoner of their own circumstances. I’ve seen many financially successful people that “love their position, but hate their...
Peter Senge’s Fifth Discipline was published 20 years ago, but many of the concepts are still helpful today. He describes how “small changes can produce...
After listening to dozens of leaders discuss survival over the past year it is imperative for every leader to dust off their mission and recast...
A liberator is one that sets people free from bondage or oppression. They are typically great followers more than self-proclaimed leaders. These liberating leaders have...
When was the last time you laughed? I mean really laughed? I thought long and hard about this recently and realized that it had been...
When you hear ‘bottom line,’ you most often think of financial statements. That is true when you think of the bottom line as the net...
I’ve been struck lately with how important it is to lead with emotional intelligence. There are many things that may pull us away from leaning...
Prior to the turn of the last century, workers within an organization were managed as “job-centric” employees. Meaning, they were given a job and expected...
