What can you learn about leadership from hiking for six months straight, covering thousands of miles, and carrying everything you own stuffed into a bag on
Abraham Lincoln once said that if he had six hours to chop down a tree, he would spend the first four sharpening his ax. More
Lacking confidence in your leadership? Are you an insecure leader? Sometimes the things we are tempted to do to compensate for insecurity are the worst
Unity of command is crucial for the success of an organization, yet the colonists settling Jamestown seemed to be actually trying to make it hard on
“I will let your son burn the pancakes.” This is what I tell visiting parents who are trying to decide if their boy should join
There are the people who have to do what they are told, and then there are the people who get to decide what people do.
One rainy morning recently I received a wordless lesson in equanimity when a few long-distance backpackers showed me what it looks like to handle a
Do you have what it takes to get through the Army’s toughest leadership school? Those who attend the U.S. Army’s Ranger School prepare months in
What does leadership look like? It takes on many forms. But on this day, at a major training exercise in the desert, it took on
Why turning a “blind eye” is hazardous to the health of your team In 1801, Admiral Horatio Nelson was leading several warships in a desperate
The location, orientation, and strength of a building are determined by its cornerstone. And just as a building needs that firm foundation to be strong,
You never know how your actions will affect someone. Here’s something that happened to me over 33 years ago that I still remember. A simple
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