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Best Team-Building Exercise
Exercise is the best team building exercise. The best we’ve done anyway. For the past several years, we have been employing a personal trainer at HSI Sensing. She comes in…
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Sunrises or Sunsets?
Which is better? Which do you prefer: sunrises or sunsets? It is a simple question that reveals something fundamental about your outlook on life. Which is more exciting for you,…
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Do I Believe In You?
Yesterday I wrote about the importance of answering the question “Do I Care?” in a mentoring relationship. Once I pass the question of whether or not I care, it is…
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Do I Really Care?
This is a critical question. If I claim to be a mentor, it is a critical question. In some ways this is the difference between mentoring and giving advice. If…
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The Angry Message
While traveling this past week I received a status update on a project that we thought was already over the finish line, but implementation went badly. The delay is a…
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Thoughts on Being Important
I’ll be real honest, it feels good to be regarded as important. I’ve worked really hard to be known and obtain a role of significance. Whatever circle of influence I…
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Value of Transferability
Yesterday I had the privilege to attend a meeting of the key economic network for south central Oklahoma. The primary goal of the meeting was to bring together a cross…
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Humility in Retirement Parties
We had an employee at HSI Sensing retire today after working for us for more than 15 years. As each employee retires we give them a gift and have a…
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Plan to Convert Weakness to Strength
Our organization has a weakness. I imagine every organization has a weakness or at least does from time to time. The problem with our weakness is that it is in…
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The Pursuit of Every Opportunity
Another test of my hustle occurs when I am presented with a new opportunity. If an opportunity to have another call, take another meeting, send an email, follow up on…
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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.