“Hard jobs are made easier with support.”  Your job is hard.  I know it.  I see it.  We emphasize our culture because it builds in support.  We ask you to become engaged with your team.  If you see your colleagues as teammates, you will be more likely to lend a hand, offer advice, teach the […]

My wife and I have been mentoring some young men for the past year.  Up close and personal.  They come from backgrounds different from what they get in our house.   I have seen that my wife, my family, and I have “leverage” that these young men don’t have. “Leverage” is access to resources that give […]

Damian Lillard is a respected player in the NBA.  He was asked about what he does to change the pace and outcome of a game that hasn’t been going the way he prefers. “First, you remember it’s a long game.  Just because we are off to a bad start, doesn’t mean that things won’t change […]

These days are challenging, aren’t they? I listened to pro-basketball Coach George Karl talk about facing a challenge. Throughout his entire career, he was hired to take bad teams and make them better.  Though he never once coached an NBA championship team, he was hired often enough and won enough to be the sixth winningest coach […]