At the Sunwest Bank Economic Forum in November, the CEO talked about the effect of interest rates on the mortgage market. Basically, he said that it’s just math. Rising interest rates have crushed d...
All throughout history traditions, beliefs, and values have been handed down from one generation to another. When something is handed down to the next generation they are entrusted with that thing.
In the Bible, I’ve been reading through 1...
It is my hope that the Leadership Series has been helpful in helping you identify ways to improve as a leader. Although the list is not fully exhaustive, it does provide a general overview of what it takes to be a successful leader.
I swappe...
The housing cool off is exactly what the Federal Reserves wants and they don’t care about the long-term ramifications.
That’s right, they don’t care about the average homeowners and whether or not they are losing equity.
They are tr...
Americans just celebrated Thanksgiving and then went on a spending spree. Black Friday spending was a record $9.12 Billion and Cyber Monday spending hit $11.3 Billion! That’s over $20 Billion in spending this year. Immediately following Cyber...
Planning is key to successful leadership.
Benjamin Franklin said, “By failing to plan, you are planning to fail.” He is right. You cannot succeed as a leader if you fail to plan.
At the risk of stating the obvious, you as the leader n...
The Training Director in one of my companies shared an image with me that said, “When you eliminate fear from your organization, very good things happen.” That truth is spot on! But how do you eliminate fear?
Leaders who lead well dispel...
Jesus is the best example of servant leadership. Although He was God, He became a man to seek and save the lost. He served His disciples, widows, outcasts, diseased, and the lowliest of all criminals. He even served the one that would betray Hi...
There are leaders who lose interest in the company they lead. For many entrepreneurs, they lose interest because the day to day mundane tasks become like handcuffs and imprison the creative and ambitious soul. The daily drudge drains the dream ...
Leaders need to learn how to delegate. I believe it was Jack Welch, former Chairman and CEO of General Electric, who said that if your organization can’t run without you for two weeks, then you are doing a bad job. I agree with him.
When a...