I recently had a conversation with my daughter that challenged my thinking in a positive way. We were discussing personality and behavioral assessments and leadership tools—things like DiSC, Working...

Purposes drift. It happens regularly in business transactions. Owners often begin the process of selling their business with a thoughtfully prioritized list of goals. While individuals will prio...

If you were asked to define your philosophy of leadership, how would you answer? Command and Control? Democratic? Situational? Servant Leadership? Or something else entirely? At No...

Today's youth is rotten, evil, godless and lazy... ​— A Babylonian tablet from 1000 B.C. Every generation seems to believe the one after it is headed in the wrong direction. Aristotle complaine...

Last year we hired a landscaper to do some work around our house. It wasn’t a massive project, just enough to freshen things up and make the space feel more intentional. During our initial conversatio...

A friend shared an insight about college sports that has direct implications for business. Her son is a soccer player and she was helping him evaluate colleges. They were focusing on smaller Divisi...

I read an academic paper years ago that I still think about regularly, it is titled “The Mundanity of Excellence”. It chronicles the observations and findings of the author who spent several years ...

“How about we stop doing that?” That line helped me reconsider my nightly ice cream habit. In my head, a friend was standing there with me. In reality, I was borrowing the power of accountabilit...

I love food! Comfort food, traditional fare, new dishes, I’m a fan of most any cuisine. But talk about cooking and I come up short. In the kitchen, my only chance of success is a good recipe. Th...