Leadership Lessons from the Principal at Hopkins High School

What leadership lessons can businesses learn from a world-class public high school? As a speaker, having had a foot in both worlds - education and business, there are some valuable lessons that business leaders can learn from top performing schools [...]

Own it. Solve it.

Great leaders in business, education, the military or government create a culture of connections that inspire people to grow.  When team members feel truly connected to the mission and the core values of the organization, true growth of both the [...]

Leadership Regrets… I have a few.

As the Frank Sinatra song goes, “Regrets I have a few…”  In my world, I call them mulligans.  Golfers know that term.  A mulligan is a second chance. A do over. If you have a lousy drive, you turn to [...]

There is no “I” in the word Team.

As leaders, we want everyone to play on the same team.  To support each other, step up for each other, cover for each other…in essence play really nice in the sandbox, have fun and be productive.  As a customer or [...]

“He Cut Me Off”

After reading my book, Nice Bike: Making Meaningful Connections on the Road of Life, George Kremer sent me the following: Last summer, driving on University Avenue in St. Paul, a guy in a shiny big car pulled up quickly behind [...]

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