I have hired employees for almost 18 years now. In fact, I hired my wife to work for me. That's right, I used to be my wife's boss!! She hated me... She tells the story often that I was the worst boss she ever worked for...she may be right! It was back in 1997 and we weren't married. She and I had went to school together since I was in 2nd grade - but we didn't know each other. Well, I knew who she was, but she didn't know me at all. Her resume came across my desk and I knew...
Flashback Friday – October 17, 2014
Now that I am one week away from my one year anniversary of launching my blog, I am going to begin bringing back some of my older blog posts. I will be calling this FLASHBACK FRIDAYS!! For the first one, I'm re-posting the very first post on my blog called "Leadership Is Influence." Enjoy! It's important as we lay the groundwork for getting better at leading others, that we attempt a definition of the word leadership. Of course, it's been defined over and over by many leadership experts - and I'm not going to attempt to compete with what...
Guest Post – The Huffington Post in Germany
I was very honored this week to have an article of mine posted in the Huffington Post in Germany. This was a situation where they searched me out and asked if they can run my article rather than me going after them (although I've wanted to get an article in the Huffington Post). It is the marriage article that first appeared here on my blog and then, more recently, on the Good Men Project's website. I am excited to have my article appear there. Please check it out by clicking here (even if you don't speak German!). Then, comment below...