Eliot Spitzer saturates the news with his scandal and resignation as governor of New York. Why did he do it? I haven’t a clue. Anything I or anyone else suggests is at best informed speculation. There might be something to be learned from his own explanation but I doubt it. It would be interesting but…
Stan Garfield has an excellent knowledge management blog here. He included my book You Don’t Need a Title to be a Leader in an excellent list of leadership books you can find on his blog as well.
It is getting hard to listen to the political candidates and their promises. Any time any candidate of any party promises to give you something new, ask one simple question: Where will the money come from? The answer: he who receiveth will also giveth. Funding for programs is a reallocation of existing funding (money is…
As I’m waiting for a flight here in San Diego, CNN is playing in the background. Much of the news is saturated with presidential candidates. I wasn’t really watching or listening until a clip of Hillary Clinton started playing. It was lengthy and, so help me, she yelled every sentence. It is very off-putting for…
We often eat at the On the Border near our home. It is kid friendly, we like the food and I particularly like the margaritas. We often receive excellent service but the other night the service was remarkable. I liked Drew as soon as he came to the table. Most wait staff introduce themselves, but when…
Brett Favre’s retirement has captured our attention because in an age of high profile athletes who often feel no responsibility for the example they set, Favre was a stand-up guy. He was concerned about the example he set, and he set an outstanding one. One of his comments to the media was most telling. He…
Orison Swett Marden was one of the earliest and most prolific writers on success and what would become the self-help genre. In his book Pushing to the Front (Volume 1) published in 1911 he wrote: “Don’t wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great.”
The weather here in the Denver area was extraordinary this past Saturday. Temperatures set a record high of 74 degrees. Within 12 hours the temperature was 28 degrees with snow not only coming down but blowing sideways due to high winds. Today, Monday, the sun is back and the snow is melting. The wild and…
Leadership Lessons ezine by Mark Sanborn
This past weekend I spoke at the United State Air Force Academy’s 15 annual National Leadership and Character Development Symposium. Over 4,000 cadets, visiting students, business, education and military leaders gathered to spend several days exploring the theme Impassioned Citizenship: Can One Make a Difference? I was honored to be invited to speak. My work…