by Barry | Oct 2, 2012 | Accountability, Attitude, Character, Communication, Empowerment, Engagement, Goals, Influence, Leadership, Respect, Responsibility, Teamwork, Trust
When faced with an important or difficult task, we typically call on the best of our best, those whose performance carries a track record of success. We have all used the phrase “A-Team” to describe this group. But what happens when the A-Team is not available? If...
by Barry | Oct 1, 2012 | Awareness, Character, Coaching, Communication, Empowerment, Engagement, Influence, Leadership, Respect, Teamwork, Trust
Name someone you would consider a servant leader. I’m waiting! In today’s fast paced society that is all about the bottom line. Servant leadership is a rarely seen, let alone understood. There is no time to invest in people, we are too busy investing...
by Barry | Sep 26, 2012 | 21 Laws, Awareness, Decision Making, Empowerment, Influence, Inspiration, Leadership, Leadership Development, Legacy, Teamwork, Vision
Nothing is more important in my reading and writing than Leadership Development and the growth that results from it. Why? Because just like John Maxwell says, “Everything Rises and Falls on Leadership.” Now that I am in my mid-forties, I can see a major...
by Barry | Sep 12, 2012 | 21 Laws, Attitude, Character, Empowerment, Engagement, Influence, Leadership, Personal Development, Teamwork
After Hurricane Katrina hit, I ventured twice to New Orleans to help with the cleanup and restoration process. I was blessed to have my sons, Scott and Spencer, travel with me. It was almost 18 months after Katrina hit the first time we went down there but I...
by Barry | Sep 3, 2012 | Attitude, Awareness, Empowerment, Goals, Influence, Inspiration, Personal Development, Purpose, Vision
I find it interesting that although most of us have given some thought to the question of what our real purpose in life is, we spend little time doing anything to fulfill that purpose. Let’s be honest, myself included, how many times have we uttered the phase...
by Barry | Aug 31, 2012 | Awareness, Empowerment, Influence, Inspiration, Leadership, Personal Development
How much is enough? I recently finished reading the book Enough by Will Davis Jr. Davis has done an incredible job of describing the relationship between our quality of life and all the “stuff” that we have around us. Simply put, we in the Western...
