The Closest I’ve Come to Playing with the Pros…
I have to admit, I'm having fun at mid-life. All my years growing up, I was like other boys. I wanted to play a professional sport. I had day dreams of playing with the Cincinnati Reds, during the "Big Red Machine" days, or replacing Walter Payton or Barry Sanders in the backfield in the fourth quarter of a close football game. I
A Small Sprocket
I just landed at LAX. Tomorrow I will participate in Chick-Fil-A's annual Seminar event. This year they are holding the event in Long Beach, CA. It's quite the gathering. Thousands of leaders. Great people. Great product. Great purpose that each of their restaurant Operators share. Tomorrow morning, Chick-Fil-A president Dan Cathy will announce a partnership between Chick-Fil-A and Growing Leaders. We
A First Year Experience…
I just finished speaking at a conference in Orlando. The event is called: "First Year Experience." It's attended by deans and directors who program for first year students at universities across the country. This was my second year experience at the First Year Experience event. :o) In my session, I suggested something that launched a little discussion. I reminded attendees that
Inspired at Auburn…
Every now and then, you just get inspired. Last Thursday, I spoke at a leadership conference at Auburn University. It was hosted by student leaders on campus for potential Auburn students coming from high schools all over the South. Four of us from our "Growing Leaders" office drove over from Atlanta to be part of this. We suspected this would be