How Arrogance Kills Leadership

How Arrogance Kills Leadership

When Chip R. Bell offered to write a guest blog for John and me, I said, “heck, yeah!” Chip’s a great friend and fellow high-flying road warrior. He’s also the author of more than 20 books. Incidentally, he’s also a Ph.D., and a decorated Vietnam...
Service With Sprinkles Takes Courage

Service With Sprinkles Takes Courage

What makes a great cookie special? Sprinkles! What makes great service special? Innovative service. Chip Bell expands on this theme in his newest book, Creating Awesome Experiences Through Innovative Service, and shares a few of those thoughts in this delightful post....
Leadership Opportunity Blog Fest

Leadership Opportunity Blog Fest

The time has arrived for the Leadership Opportunity Blog Fest! Leadership is one of life’s most overanalyzed, thoroughly dissected, and utterly confused topics. But it doesn’t have to be. Instead of reading smarty-pants leadership books, or attending esoteric...
Mentoring Matters

Mentoring Matters

My life and career have been propped up by mentors. They have been the difference-makers for me. Now that I am at life’s halfway point – I turned 50 this year – I am especially conscious about how much of an impact they have had on who I am. I’m always troubled when a...