by wiadmin | Aug 12, 2014 | Leadership
It happened while driving over the Savannah River Bridge between Aiken, SC and Augusta, GA. Our one-year old son was seated in the backseat looking out of the car window. Without warning he pointed at the river and said, “water!” He had been mimicking words…dada,...
by wiadmin | Jun 27, 2014 | Leadership
What do Clint Eastwood in the movie Million Dollar Baby, Tom Cruise in Jerry McGuire, and Denzel Washington in Remember the Titans—have in common? They are all characters who supported and sought the best in others, even in their darkest hours. Growing champions...
by wiadmin | Jun 24, 2014 | Leadership
Effective mentoring relationships are rich, engaging, and intimate. But all such arrangements must come to an end, and no matter how hard we may try to avoid it, every ending has a bittersweet dimension. As Shakespeare so eloquently reminds us, “Parting is such sweet...
by wiadmin | Jun 20, 2014 | Leadership
The goal of mentoring is not simply learning. The goal of mentoring is to foster betterment . . . better performance, greater productivity, higher effectiveness. Granted there is merit in learning for learning’s sake. But in today’s business world with its razor-thin...
by wiadmin | Jun 17, 2014 | Leadership
There’s a bluebird house on an oak tree six feet from our bedroom window. The same pair of bluebirds comes each spring to build, populate, and empty a nest in it. This past spring, their parenting process caused me to reflect on how instructive bluebird flying lessons...
by wiadmin | Jun 13, 2014 | Customer Loyalty, Leadership
Adult learning and child learning are different when it comes to focus. Children are patient with delayed application and the promise that “someday you’ll find this helpful.” Adults question the worth of knowing the ingredients of the pie at the king’s banquet. As...
