“It is a good day to die!” It seemed like a suicidal statement given by the 33 year old Lakota Indian, Chief Crazy Horse. It describes his attitude as he prepared to battle against General Armstrong Custer at Little Big Horn, June 25, 1876. Unlike Custer, Crazy Horse survived the battle to fight again. The …
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I was in Germany, on my way to a speaking engagement in Belgium when I got the news. I knew mom had not been communicating clearly at times lately, sometimes forgetting basic details or getting people’s names confused. Some of it was understandable since she was in her 70’s. We passed it off as old …
Lisa and I recently celebrated our 31st anniversary in marriage. When we decided to get married, numerous “naysayers” said the “odds were against us,” and they were not wrong. On the day of our wedding, Lisa had just turned 16 years of age, and I had been 18 for four days. She was the only …
Pluses 1. It is physically, emotionally and spiritually impossible to do everything yourself. One of the cores of all good leadership is training up the next generation of leaders. By definition this means delegation must happen. There is no success without a successor. 2. Delegation allows every team member the opportunity to learn and excel. …