Found this on Facebook. Assuming it is true. 33% of high school graduates never read another book. 42% of college graduates never read another book. 57% of new books aren’t read to completion. 80% of US families did not read a book last year. Do these facts ring true of you? By now, you know I’m a big believer in reading. I pretty much have a book going all the time. I’ve changed from holding
Jon Gordon is an inspirational speaker and author. He writes books that help others see what they must “do” to build better organizations. He’s got a new book out called Hard Hat and he sent out a graphic with 21 actions that will make you a better teammate. Study the list (HERE). Pick one that your team needs and do it.
I read a reflection about how one matures. It started with an interesting proposition: “Life and grace seem to move us along, often without our notice, toward greater maturity…” It was the “often without our notice” idea that caught my attention. Maturity and development does often occur without notice. As I have aged, I am reminded of the times where my perspective changes or my understanding deepens in an unexpected way. It feels like it
I read an article by Anne Morriss, Robin Ely and Frances Frei. They studied leadership from three different perspectives: how race and gender affect leadership; how CEOs and other senior managers make it to the top of organizations; and how social entrepreneurs can make an impact in the world. From those perspectives, they identified a number of behaviors that impede leaders from making the impact they desire. Slow developing leaders: Overemphasize their personal goals. Their
There is a young woman named Amy Bluel from Green Bay, Wisconsin. In 2013, she lost her father to suicide. To honor his memory, she started a not for profit organization called Project Semicolon. The purpose of the group is to draw attention to the mental health issues faced by many. The semicolon, a punctuation mark, is an interesting symbol to build upon. Here’s the idea: “A semicolon is used when an author could’ve chosen
I listened to a discussion on the importance of high character leadership to the success of a company. I learned some interesting insights. One, companies with high character leadership earn more and persist longer. Two, almost all leaders report that they conduct themselves with high character. But, saying you are high character and acting with high character are different things. The companies who have high character leaders are those whose teammates and stakeholders report that
The news has stories this week about security at large 4th of July events. The thought is that Islamic terrorists could target such events in order to make a statement. True to our “American” bravado were police officials describing how security would be upgraded and encouraging citizens not to be paralyzed by the threat. One official encouraged all to celebrate freedom but to also be alert. “If you see something, say something.” I was struck
It’s doing not hoping that makes a difference. It’s doing not wishing that makes a difference. It’s doing not planning that makes a difference. It’s doing not knowing that makes a difference. Andy Stanley was teaching a lesson about what should happen when your life isn’t what you want it to be. His teaching focused on “doing”. It was a pretty simple offering. First, he said that we should stop “doing” things that we do
My dad passed away over 30 years ago… When I was a kid, he made proclamations. He insisted that I respect my mother. We have the same name. He insisted that I insist people call me by my name. Howe, not Howie. He thought being called Howie was an offense that bordered on “fighting words.” He didn’t like squash, so I didn’t like squash either. My wife ultimately changed my mind about that. Reflecting now,
“Talent that does not manifest itself in creative works does not exist.” Sydney Harris Unused talent is frustrating. We all know people who don’t make full use of their gifts. They are difficult to observe. Sometimes a raw talent remains raw because the person won’t train and practice in a way to bring it into fruition. Sometimes talent isn’t fine tuned because the talented person recognizes the “edge” that the talent affords early and mistakenly
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“Everything you want is on the other side of ‘hard’.” – CJ McCollum, NBA player McCollum is a story of overachievement. He was undersized. Played college basketball at a non-descript school. Was a long shot to be an NBA player but worked his way to being a first-round draft pick and was a solid star in his 10th year in the league. I heard him describe his approach to the game and his development on a podcast called
PalletOne leaders “happen to the world.” What does that mean? A PalletOne leader is confident. Each situation creates an opportunity for service and contribution. We are talented and put those talents to work. We see those around us as having talent. We seek to unlock it. We realize that we can be called upon to take the initiative to improve things at any moment. We act when the situation calls for it. We inspire through
“Weep, trust, pray, think, shift, hope, grow. Ways to handle suffering.” – Tim Keller Tim Keller was a preacher from New York City. He passed away in 2023. I followed him on Twitter because he tweeted profound thoughts like the one above. You don’t exit life without tough things happening to you. It’s a fact. None of us are exempt. In specific order, Keller gave us seven verbs to consider when challenged: Weep – It’s
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