Passion: Find Your Ride!
Full-Throttle Leadership Road Rules: Position doesn’t make you a leader. Action makes you a leader It’s been said there are “three ways to develop great leadership, but no one knows what they are.” WWII Veterans Bert Stolier and Tom Blakey were the exceptions to the [...]
LEADERS, CHECK YOUR MIRRORS!
WHEN YOU'RE RIDING LEAD, DON'T SPIT! One of the best things about riding motorcycles is the time you get "inside your head." I often use those moments reflecting on where I've been on my own "professional ride," and remember the leaders and mentors who [...]
2017 was a WONDERFUL YEAR of Full-Throttle Goodness!
In the 1946 Christmas Classic, "It's a Wonderful Life," George Bailey is a man who has given up his dreams in order to help others. When an unexpected calamity occurs, a despondent and angry George decides everyone he knows would be better off without him. [...]
Fueling Your Ride with “Passion-Power & Purpose” to Give-Back and Change the World
I have been riding motorcycles for about 45 years; it is what I do for pure enjoyment. There are few things better than getting out on the open road, seeing new places and meeting interesting people. In 2013, I had the opportunity to check off [...]
Leadership: Get REAL!
Seems like I've been asked to discuss "TEAM" a lot this year; how to build a great team, determine why some teams fail so completely and provide some helpful insights into behaviors (good and bad) that are present in all teams. At a recent All-Team [...]
Full-Throttle Leadership: Capability, Responsibility & Influence
There is a popular saying in the Harley-Davidson motorcycle community; “If I have to explain it, you wouldn't understand." Bikers have a hard time explaining "IT” – our deep appreciation for the freedom we feel when riding – to those who don’t have the same [...]
Team-building: Is the JUICE worth the SQUEEZE?
Organizations do strange things in the name of "team building." Most of it fails spectacularly! For too long team building has been nothing more than simple games poorly executed and resulting in a false sense of team solidarity. Ineffective races, relays and networking events are the [...]
Make an INFLUENCE Resolution this Year
It's that time again. Promise to do this. Expect to accomplish that. We make all kinds of resolutions every New Year - 90% of them related to health and relationships - and most of us will, sadly, not achieve them. Maybe that's because most New [...]
Lessons from The Leadership Compass
It's been said there are three rules for developing good leaders, but unfortunately no one knows what they are! The misconceptions of what makes a great leader have caused many organizations to choose leaders based on stage performance, confidence, passion for personal achievement and other personality [...]
Foster+Fathom “Best of the Road” 2013 – PLACES
2013 was full of "road trips" - first-time stops at some new places on the map as well as return visits to some of my favorite locales. Each of them was another interesting journey all its own. Sacred Ground: The 9-11 Memorial in New York [...]