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Celebrating 75 Years – Paris, France: D-Day

November 5th, 2019|

Over 20 years ago, I was scheduled to be the keynote speaker for a client's annual franchisee meeting in Springfield, Missouri.

Night School

October 29th, 2019|

Over the Christmas and New Year's break, I talked with Virgil Casto, my old army buddy from over 50 years ago. Talking with Virgil put me in a reflective mood.

Back To School

October 22nd, 2019|

When I received my 5X Red Dot, and the admonition to apply 5X more enthusiasm - 'commitment in action' to one of my stalled projects.

Tax Extension Made Easy

October 8th, 2019|

Training new employees can be taxing

Katie, Manager of a Lake Oswego based CPA firm, told Session 9B of Turbo Leadership System’s Leadership Development Lab (LDL):

“We have a new intern in […]

Pioneering the Oregon Trail Volume IV:

October 1st, 2019|

The 8th day of our journey from Loganville, GA to Seabeck, WA: Today is June 23rd, our 57th wedding anniversary, and the anniversary of President James K. Polk signing the peaceful Oregon Treaty with Great Britain.

Late Again?

September 24th, 2019|

It was the beginning of 2019, a new year and we were working on a job site in North Portland. We had a new crew member working in the field with me who had only been with the company a little over a month.

Pioneering the Oregon Trail Volume III:

September 17th, 2019|

The seventh day of our trip from Loganville, GA to Seabeck, WA, we attended the Grand Ole Opry, 80 years of continuously broadcasting "the program that made country music famous."

Wrangling Retention

September 10th, 2019|

Adaptive approach for challenging change
Linda, Senior Territory Manager of a casualty insurance company in Seattle, WA told Session 9B of Turbo Leadership System’s Leadership Development Lab (LDL):

At our quarterly team […]

Pioneering the Oregon Trail VII

August 27th, 2019|

The fourth day of our journey from Loganville, GA to Seabeck, WA, we stopped at Musgrove Mills Battlefield State Park . The park was closed and still Miss Dawn, the local park ranger, welcomed us and enthusiastically told us the battlefield's story.

Efficient Forecasting

August 20th, 2019|

3 steps to efficiency

Caitlin, Field Engineer for an industrial general contractor based in Vancouver, told Session 9B of Turbo Leadership Systems’ Leadership Development Lab:

“Each week I print off a […]