What Leaders Get Paid To Do
Over the years, it has been my pleasure to get to know Tami Heim. Tami is a stellar woman -- who has served in executive leadership positions for years. While she’s earned a reputation for quality leadership as an executive with federated department stores, and as the Chief Publishing Officer at Thomas Nelson Publishers. You may know her as the
A Programmed World
I am intrigued by this word below. It is word #5 that describes the world that adolescents are growing up in today. This word describes their world from early childhood onward. This blog post is one of a series of six. I’d like to hear what you think. Their world is programmed. Generation iY kids (born since 1990) are seldom required
A Superficial World
Below is word number four in my series of six words that describe the world in which our kids are growing up. I am hopeful we, adults, can lead them well, but there’ll be changes we must make to prepare them to enter the world of adults. Below is my latest entry. See what you think… Their world is superficial. Kids
Shooting for the Right Goals
Keeping students satisfied is not the same as helping them succeed Written by: Jerry Pattengale As I swished my long jump shot, the packed gym roared. Suddenly I was very alone. They were the wrong fans, and that was the wrong basket. There was nowhere to hide. In the celebrated Indiana state basketball tournament, I had earned legendary status in an instant, for all
Why Every Parent Needs to Know About BPA
I’ve been using a metaphor to describe what’s happening to kids today. It’s the story of Peter Pan and Neverland. Do you remember the story? Neverland was a place where kids refused to grow up. Our young people, however, may have a good excuse. Since 2006, scientists have been discovering that many species of wildlife, from fish to mammals, are experiencing
A Guaranteed World
I believe we’ll lead the next generation more effectively if we understand their world better. Below is blog post #3 on the six words I think summarize the world they live in today. Word number one was: Artificial. Word two was: Homogeneous. Word three is below. Let me know what you think, and what you believe we must do to
Self-Destructive Leaders
There is one phenomenon occurring repeatedly in contemporary culture. We'll call it self-destructive leaders. People who hold weighty positions of authority, who got there because they were brilliant or experienced -- but later destroy themselves. In fact, we've all uttered the question at some point: How could such a smart person do such a dumb thing? It's leaders like Bernie Madoff,
A Homogeneous World
This is a second blog post in a series of six on how we must understand and diagnose the world of the emerging generation, if we’re going to lead them well. Below is a second word I’ve chosen to define one of the challenges they face that we’ll need to help resolve. 2. Their world is homogeneous. My research tells me