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Productivity

The Best Way to Delegate: 10-80-10

Sometimes as leaders we have trouble letting go. Sometimes for a good reason. But other times, because we do not have a system to apply when we are ready to hand something off. Allow me to share with you in this post a delegation method that has always worked for me. The Best Way to […]

Purpose

You Were Made For More

You were. We all were. Greatness These may not be your beliefs. But I want to share with you mine, if I may. I believe there is a God. I believe God made us. I believe God loves us. And, I believe God destined us for greatness. Not greatness as defined by society: beauty, fame, […]

Purpose

The Youngest Guy I Know

My step-dad, Jack McCoy, turns 85 this May. He is the youngest guy I know. Why? Because he knows how to live life to its fullest. In the last few years, Jack married my mom, and travelled to Hawaii, Ireland, England, and France. He serves in two churches, and in the leadership of one of […]

Productivity

How I Became Efficient With Emails

Since the invention of email, I have struggled to learn how to manage email efficiently. I have hated how they accumulate. And then I have felt guilty that I haven?t answered them yet. Consequently on the weekend, or at night, or really early in the morning, I have to take care of them. Until now. […]

Leadership

Six Indicators of a Healthy Team

You want to have an awesome team, right? Me, too! When patients come into my clinic for a physical exam, I use specific criteria to see how healthy they are. Their weight, blood pressure, heart rate, and certain blood test parameters have to be within a particular range. Healing and forward progress from a physical […]

Personal Development

I Am Learning; But Am I Growing?

An avid believer in learning and growing, I learned about personal growth the hard way. One day someone very close to me said, ?You are always talking about growth, but I don?t see you growing.? I thought I was. I knew I was.?After all if I am learning, I am growing, right? Was there a […]

Leadership

Leaders Change the Culture, Not Just Policies

It’s easy to change policies. It is hard to change the culture. Changing a policy can be temporal. Changing the culture is foundational. What is the culture? Culture is a value that is deeply engrained in the ethos of the human fabric of your team?so deeply rooted, it is not questioned. It is embedded in […]

Purpose

What Message Do You Carry That Could Impact Your World?

If you long to positively impact your world?specifically the people in your life?but you feel helpless and insignificant to do so, then this post is for you. I had never heard of Lizzie Velasquez until recently. Now at 24 years old, Lizzie has a rare medical condition that has only been identified in two other […]

Leadership, Personal Development

How I Discovered My Bald (Blind) Spot

For years I had looked at myself in the mirror, and had not seen it: my bald spot. Throughout our lives, we look at ourselves daily, and we don?t see this either: our blind spot. So this is how it happened… I rarely shop for clothes. Like most guys, this is not my favorite hobby. […]

Leadership

Change the Polls, Don’t Just Read the Polls

This blog post has a political slant. I am not taking sides; I just want to illustrate a point about leadership. Too many leaders in politics focus on reading the polls as a guiding light to what they do or believe. It makes me wonder as leaders, are we taking charge of our leadership, or […]