I attended a “Trainers of Trainers” session a couple of weeks ago that was put on by an organization I’ve been connected with for a long time. As I sat down in the seat for the 2-day session, I had a flood of memories wash over me as I recalled the first trainers session I …
My friend Ellis shared this quote at a recent Leadership Summit: “Change is like surfing: You either catch the wave or the wave catches you”. We’re not sure where that quote originated from, but the idea has been in front of us all for all of time. Change happens. How we respond to change makes …
If you want to create new and compelling vision or refresh what it is you’re doing and where you’re going, take some time to look back first. When you look back, a couple of important things happen: #1) YOU REMEMBER Things move so quickly that it’s often difficult to remember what happened. Life is a …
Change is something that we go through often. I just had a child graduate from College. Her life has changed and will change. I have a son graduating from High School in a month. If he only knew the change that he will have to live! All 4 of our kids were just born yesterday …
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I realized recently that there is something constant about change. That change happens constantly. Let me explain. Exactly five years ago, I was in a situation that I had to make critical life decisions, very similar to where I am right now. I remember wishing for that magical dagger I can use to bring me …
Take a moment and look at the following picture: Now, what do you think would happen if someone didn’t heed to the warning of slowing down around the turn? Yep, you got it… they could end up in “deep water”! Have you ever ended up in deep water because you didn’t slow down when you were …
Russ talked about “The Fear of Change” the other day. There is also an excitement in change, because those updates will allow me to do something I couldn’t do before. I like Russ’ quote from Lao Tzu, a philosopher and poet of ancient China (about 600 years before Christ) who was said to be a …
I don’t know about you, but when I see the notification on my phone or computer that says “New Update Available” I panic a little bit. It seems that these updates are coming more often now, and just about the time I get used to the way things are, there’s an update that causes things …
As I look back on the various relationships that I have had with different leaders, I can count the effective ‘agents of change’ on one hand. Most leaders are so involved in ‘putting out fires’ or ‘maintaining what they have’, that they really don’t have time to initiate and orchestrate change correctly. Let me give …
This past weekend, my wife and I encountered some crazy weather while heading to some meetings in Canada. As we landed into the Chicago-O’Hare airport in order to make our connection, we knew that we were in trouble simply by looking out the window. Snow was blowing, flights were cancelled, people were lined up all …