Being a Green Leader: Grass Stain or Green Suit

We have been bombarded with “green” this and “green” that. So what exactly does “green” mean? Is it just a grass stain or is it a green suit? What I am asking is this:  Are these “green” practices temporary or are they lasting? Are these practices which will be washed out by the next intervention [...]

Leading In The No Wake Zone

CINAP  T’NOD I took a deep breath and tried to process the name on the back of the boat in front of me. The letters were printed backward making them difficult to read. Just seconds earlier, the truck towing this large boat had pulled out of the driveway onto Suwannee Dam Road, forcing me to [...]

Servanthood, Soccer Moms & High School Students

What does it take to create a world where people work well together; where true leadership reigns; where things get done with a smile? It takes servanthood. In “The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader,” author  John Maxwell identifies Quality #19 as servanthood.  The book presents five characteristics of a leader who embodies the quality of [...]

It’s All In The Mood and ‘Tude, Dude!

I love the summer! Living in the northern hemispheric city of Boston, Massachusetts USA, the summer months are a welcome, warm, and sunny contrast to the late Fall, Winter, and Spring months when things get cold, damp, quiet, and ugly.   The summer means that our days are longer, the trees are at their greenest, flowers are [...]

Articles of Faith: Independence Day

—————————————————————————– This post is part of our Sunday Series titled “Articles of Faith.” We investigate leadership lessons from the Bible. See the whole series here. Published only on Sundays. —————————————————————————– Happy 234th Birthday, America! On July 4th, America celebrates its Independence Day. Here is the opening line from the Wikipedia entry on the subject: In the [...]