Month: September 2016

If you have read some of our previous posts you know that I am a big fan of questions. I believe it is our questions that determine our reality so it is of the greatest importance that we are asking the right ones. Great leaders ask great questions because they know that the questions we ask lead to great conversations that bring about growth and change. These conversations can be with others in our family or internal conversations that lead to steps to becoming a better leader and person. Here are three great questions to ask about your parentship (Parent Leadership) and your family. How can we do this better?   Think of all the different activities you have going Read more…

     One of the best classes I have ever been a part of was on the topic of motivation.  It really opened up a whole new world of thinking for me.  As we dove into the different aspects of what makes people do the things they do I realized that one of the most important things a leader can do for their team is help motivate them.      Motivation is everything in life.  Show me a person who is good at what they do in any aspect of life and I will show you a reason they are motivated to be great.  Great family organizations are the same.  As human beings the greatest gift we have and that Read more…

Our family has a love of Disney’s Pixar films.  I am sure we own most of them and there are a few of them that don’t even work anymore because they have been watched too many times.  Thank goodness for digital copies that hold up to little kid fingers better than those DVDs.  There is just something about the first time we get to watch these movies.  Maybe it is knowing that I will watch this show at least 100 more times in the coming years so I need to enjoy this time where it is new.  The show is just not as fun when you can recite every word of the show.  As an adult, there are just some Read more…