We like winners In American society, we like people and teams who win. We like those who come out on top. No-one wants to come in second. This is why we have the saying, "second place is first loser." In no sport is this truer than in competitive … [Continue reading]
Defending God’s honor? A response to the Islamic riots
Riots for honor? In a blog post in response to the riots in the Islamic world, Tom Gilson asks the question, "what good is there in defending God's honor?" In that post, Mr. Gilson highlights some differences between Islam and Christianity with … [Continue reading]
A failure to launch: 5 failures to avoid in implementing strategy
Strategy is not enough I have been in a lot of meetings which produced strategies geared toward moving the organization closer to its goals. More often than not, the strategies that came from those meetings did not produce the desired result. In … [Continue reading]
The law of unintended consequences
Every decision has consequences. Good leaders anticipate those consequences and will take them into consideration when choosing a path forward. Recently I had an experience where an airline implemented a policy of charging $50 to fly standby on an … [Continue reading]
