Today's guest post comes from Dan Erickson. He blogs at www.danerickson.net. I think every leader will connect with the things he writes about below, regardless of our background. Check out the guest post, leave a comment, and head on over to Dan's blog and show him some love! (If you would like to write a guest post, click here.) When I was a boy my dad was a preacher. He had a love for God, but he felt as though his congregation was missing something. So he left the church and we moved out West to become part of what...
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Memorial Day 2014
Well, here we are. Another Memorial Day. A day where we take time to remember those that have fought so bravely in the Armed Services. A day where we take the day off to spend with family and friends. A day where we visit cemeteries to honor those that have passed on before us. It's a solemn day. For me, today, I am remembering my dad. He passed away in 2012 of a heart attack after mowing the grass at the young age of 60. He was a bi-vocational pastor who retired from a factory after working there 30 years....
10 Leadership Thoughts from the Indy 500
Today is the Indy 500. I live in Indiana...so it's kind of a big deal around here. There are people I know that will be at the race. I've never been, and I'm ok with that, really. I've been to a few of the qualifying rounds that lead up to the race and that's enough of a glimpse to let me know that it's not my thing. But, as I've thought about the race, there are a few leadership thoughts and lessons that I think can be pulled from the Indy 500: Sometimes you have to go in circles before...