HOWE Q. WALLACE BLOG

BLOG

Reflections on Leadership

I got the following picture from Dave Anderson who leads our maintenance efforts in Bartow. He said: “This picture says a lot.” I sent back a note saying: “I’m afraid to ask how you see me?” He humbled me with his response: “It is not to point out how I see others. It is for […]

Read More

People Skills Important to Leadership

I read an article recently about the recruitment of Marc Trestman to be the head coach of the Chicago Bears. Trestman has been a National Football League coach for many years. He got an early start and was known as an offensive “genius” who tutored quarterbacks particularly well. He longed for an opportunity to be […]

Read More

Three Common Characteristics of Servant Leaders

Servant leadership is a term that we use quite a bit. I heard Pastor Andy Stanley sermonizing on the topic. He said servant leaders share three common characteristics: They are humble. They have the kind of humility that allows them to defer to the best solution rather than depend on their own. They attract talented […]

Read More

Good Reads

When holiday weekends come, I usually find time to stick my nose in a book. How about you? Sometimes it’s a novel. My fiction reading these days will go toward mystery thrillers by Lee Child, Harlan Coben or Florida writer Randy Wayne White. More likely I read a book about leadership. Coaching biographies are a […]

Read More