“Character is much easier kept than recovered.” - Thomas Paine A person who breaks his word on little things is also likely to break his word on bigger things too. Wes Zimmerman, author of Perception of a Difference, put it very clearly when he wrote, "It has been my...
Week #4 Build the Next Generation of Leaders. Continuing in our Daily Leadership Series Challenge, this week we will cover 7 ways to Build Leaders. The principles in the next section can help build the levels of trust and respect from others… Many of this week’s...
“The life of many a person could probably be changed if someone would only make him feel important.” - Dale Carnegie In our modern society, the art of giving people a sincere compliment has gone the way of the vinyl record or the Model T. You come across them...
“God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say, ‘thank you?” - William A. Ward The Australian Institute of Family Studies recently published a paper called “Reasons for Divorce.” It said that the #1 cause of divorce was communication problems...
“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what you want them to achieve and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.” - Gen. George S. Patton David was a recent graduate of engineering school and was in his first supervisory position on a construction...
“I have opinions of my own -- strong opinions -- but I don't always agree with them.” - George W. Bush One of my class members was a project manager for a commercial construction company. On the last day of a big job he had been working on, he noticed that one of the...