A Curator of Strategy, Leadership, Spirituality, and Rock and Roll…. "Changing the world…one "contact" at a time…."
Very cool to work with Dr Wildermuth on this interview/podcast. We discuss some interesting leadership concepts, questions, personality and team dynamics. I do have to note--I had no idea the camera was on--apologies for the strange facial expressions--I guess some might call it "natural" Please visit Mel's blog and website at: Mel Wildermuth
Come on you raver, you seer of visions, come on you painter, you piper, you prisoner, and shine! -Pink Floyd Most natural diamonds are formed at high temperature and pressure at depths of 87 to 118 miles in the Earth's mantle. Diamonds are made to shine using grit. All gems are cut and polished by progressive …
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Listening to some Don Henley this morning...Sunset Grill--a couple things jumped to mind. The song references Sunset Grill, a hamburger restaurant at 7439 Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California But as much as there is nothing better than a good burger... this is about leadership... and the last stanza of the song struck me as …
Traveling and speaking with many young leaders…as I have been fortunate enough to do as of late--I often get the question…how to I become a leader? How do you answer that in a short Q & A forum?… Linchpin by Seth Godin is a book I fall back to many times. Simple…become indispensable! “You are …
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I Still Haven't Found What I’m Looking For... What a strange dichotomy… What a strange paradox…to have found Christ, but not what you are looking for. A searching spirituality? A succinct theology? Or, a vulnerable integrity? https://youtu.be/e3-5YC_oHjE U2 — Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For from Adam Fromm on Vimeo. In the third …
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I am sure most leaders out there know courage. Whenever, where ever one sees significant progress in an organization... it is simply because the leader made courageous decisions. Usually when you see indecision, or an organization floundering... it is the opposite: a leader or leaders standing in fear of making a decision. We have all …
One of the greatest things about the work I do is having the opportunity to speak with young leaders. If you have ever stood on a stage and asked a group such as this for questions, it usually starts with silence until the first student gets up the nerve, and then the questions usually just …
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A version of this post also appears on GiANT Worldwide's Weekly Leadership Blog: I am a fortunate man. I spend time with the America’s finest leaders teaching leadership courses at Air University, working with Auburn, GiANT Worldwide, Cambridge—I get to learn from some of the finest leaders in the world. BUT, something that seems to …
So where are the strong? And who are the trusted? And where is the harmony? ... What’s so funny about peace, love, and understanding? -Elvis Costello "Here’s to the crazy ones. The rebels. The troublemakers. The ones who see things differently. While some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the …
“The art of war is of vital importance to the state. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected.” So begins The Art of War, a meditation on the rules of war that …
