Way back in the day, I was a part-time announcer for my college radio station, WDAV. My favorite shift was the late night show, Flipsides, but I spent many a Sunday afternoon spinning the primary staple of the station, classical music. That was when I learned the names of many of the great conductors of the 20th century such as. MORE >>

This is a hard word for some pastors, but after a recent post I was asked about how I protect my Sabbath. That’s a great question, because many pastors struggle in this area. In fact, many pastors I know who would teach their church to observe the Sabbath, seldom do so personally. observe my Sabbath day on Saturday most weeks. recharge. MORE >>

Guest post by Rick Lash, from the Hay Group: The matrix has often been described as a new type of organizational structure that is flatter, more interconnected, more global and more innovative. These descriptions are accurate, but in some ways they fail to capture the strength, resiliency and dynamism of the matrix organization. Be resilient. MORE >>

This is just a quick post on something that hit me yesterday. In preparing for a strategic planning session this week, I realized that no matter how many of these I do, there is always a paradoxical feeling of being nervous about doing an excellent job for my client and being confident (hopefully not arrogance) in being great at what I do. MORE >>

The term “Management by Wandering Around” (MBWA), also known as “Management by Walking Around,” gained notoriety with the release of the Tom Peters/Robert Waterman book, “ In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies. He was literally getting a feel for what was going on in the trenches. MORE >>