From LinkedIn
From My LinkedIn
Reflections I first shared on LinkedIn, kept here in their original words.
Dada Said He Would
An NFL player kept a silly promise to his son, and it made me think about keeping my word to my daughter.
6:05 in the Gym Parking Lot
Cancer took away control for a while. Getting up at 5:00 to work out gives a little of it back.
Some Standards Are Worth the Vacancy
Questioning a requirement isn't the same thing as lowering a standard.
Every Organization Exists to Serve Someone
An email to my team became a reminder for me about how our work connects to the mission.
The Conversation Someone Carries
At a chiefs' breakfast, one chief thanked another for a lesson from years ago. We never know which ordinary conversation becomes part of someone else's story.
I Don't Have to Like Them, but I Must Love Them
A Vince Lombardi quote and a question: would the people I lead ever have to wonder whether I care about them?
Available Isn't the Same as Understood
A required policy change taught me that making information available and making sure people understand it aren't the same thing.
Outvoted, and Thanked for It
I disagreed in a meeting and got outvoted. What happened afterward stuck with me.