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Thanks for Being Honest
An employee stopped me in the hallway today and simply said “Thanks for being honest with us.” This meant so incredibly much to me. I have worked very hard to…
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I Learned From Spurs, A Suit and Khakis Yesterday
Today was a pretty fun day. I had breakfast with Dr. Lew Sterrett, then had lunch with a friend named Stuart, who is in banking. Dr. Lew wore spurs to…
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Resolved for the Long Term
I was incredibly impressed with the team’s resolve yesterday. As we discussed the challenges of the short term versus a commitment to long term success, they were firm in their…
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The Very Real Battle Between Short & Long Term Thinking
This year has started off a little slow for us. I discussed this in greater detail in the previous post titled “How is Business?” As such profits have been hard…
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Blog Future
Time for a blog refresh. I have been writing about various leadership content and focused on our cultural transitions. I am at the point of thinking that the last thing…
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Insight of the Week – Momentum Begets Momentum
The virtuous cycle. I hope you know it. It is the opposite of the vicious cycle. In the vicious cycle something bad happens, then when you try to fix it,…
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Give or Take, At Least Do Something
Anytime I attend a meeting, I have two goals in mind: 1) Give something of value to the group 2) Take something of value away from the discussion I…
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Mistakes, The Best Educational Opportunities
I tried to explain this concept to my 7 year old son a few weeks ago and while I think I did a pretty good job, I somehow doubt he…
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The Results Build the Plan
Seems like the theme for today has been that the results should drive the activity, not the other way around. During a major project planning and update meeting, it became…
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Destress By Understanding The Mission
Have I mentioned that I’m proud of my management team? They understand that our company mission is to “Connect customers with top of the line switching and sensing solutions.” I…
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Oklahoma Future
My thoughts on education, policies, and events in Oklahoma.
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Business & Vision
Sharing my experiences and vision for the legacy that was given to me.
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Personal Development
Challenging myself to never stop growing or learning something new.
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Servant Leadership
Striving to be the type of leader that I would want to follow and building people to do the same.