by Barry | Jul 14, 2012 | Character, Goals, Influence, Leadership, Legacy
I recently heard one of my John Maxwell Team mentors tell the story of the World Famous Pike’s Place Fish Market in Seattle. I have probably been there a dozen times in my life and never knew the background story or the message that can be learned from it. The...
by Barry | Jun 27, 2012 | 21 Laws, Character, Communication, Infuence, Leadership, Listening, Respect, Trust
Today I am travelling home to Oregon, but yesterday I was able to spend several hours walking along the Atlantic coastline in Florida with my wife Michelle. As I watched the tide continue to beat against an already battered shoreline (thanks to Tropical Storm Debby),...
by Barry | Jun 20, 2012 | 21 Laws, Character, Engagement, Infuence, Leadership, Team Chemistry, Trust
Some would say that trust is the foundation of leadership. Have you ever followed someone that you could not trust? What happens when the leader of an organization can’t be trusted? I would suggest that a positional leader that has not gained the trust of his...
by Barry | Jun 17, 2012 | Accountability, Character, Infuence, Leadership, Responsibility
Father’s Day is almost over as I write this, at least the “official” one day a year on the calendar that we dedicate to fathers. As a father’s day gift, my wife Michelle, made reservations at at one of our favorite locations in the Columbia...
by Barry | May 20, 2012 | Character, Leadership, Responsibility
I recently heard a sermon in church and one of the thoughts was that it is not a bad goal or objective to be financially successful but you really need to consider what you will do with that success. This got me thinking about what we do as leaders with what we have....
