My family just returned from a trekking adventure in Peru. The scenery was great, and the time together was amazing. One of the more memorable moments was our time with a lady named Santusa. She created a remarkable experience for all of us.
Category: Other Thoughts
As we approach the launch of The Heart of Leadership, I’m reminded of how grateful I am that several of the leadership character traits I outline in the book were instilled in me early in life. I’ve not mastered all of them, but thanks to my parents, I wasn’t starting from scratch as an adult.
People often ask me about events and experiences I’ve participated in that I’d be willing to recommend. Today, I want to be sure you know about an upcoming opportunity for personal growth and development: The Building Champions Experience.
Several weeks ago, I posted a title survey for my upcoming book. Many of you have contacted me asking what we decided. The book will be entitled The Heart of Leadership. It will be in stores in October 2013. I’m also excited to let you know Pat Lencioni has agreed to write the foreword. I’ll share more about the content of the book in the weeks and months ahead.
Thanks again to all of you who completed the title survey!
One of my dearest friends and mentors died last week. Howard Hendricks was 88 years old. He was someone who understood the law of multiplication. During his career of more than 60 years at Dallas Theological Seminary, he taught and mentored thousands of men and women. I had the wonderful privilege of being one of them.
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Help Title My Next Book
Late in Peter Drucker’s life, he was asked which of his 30+ books was his favorite. In classic form he replied, “My next one.” I’m certainly no Peter Drucker, but I share his sentiment! I’m more excited about this, my next book, than any of the others. Why? I think it’s because of the topic – it is a book about leadership character. Here’s a quick overview of the storyline…
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34 Years of Chicken
Last week I celebrated 34 years on the corporate staff at Chick-fil-A. It has been an amazing journey. Any attempt to articulate the impact of this organization on my life would be totally inadequate. However, I thought I’d share a few things I love about working at the chicken – 34 to be exact…
My son, Justin, has a great job. He leads an organization called CARE for AIDS. He and his team partner with churches in Africa to minister to men, women and families devastated by HIV/AIDS. Not only is the work amazing – the story is too.
Many of you have requested to be emailed my new posts as they are published – Thank you!
GreatLeadersServe.org has now been live for 12 months. It’s been more fun than I would have thought, and I sure have learned a lot. This post is for any of you who are curious regarding what I’ve learned thus far. For the rest of you, I hope you’ll check back in on Friday.