"A Relocation Minute" with Bruce Waller
I was recently reading about Thomas Pierpont Langley, the man who set out in the 1900’s to be the first man to pilot an airplane. Have you heard of him? Most of you would probably haven’t. But you have probably heard of Orville and Wilbur Wright. They were just a few hundred miles away working …
Did you miss any episodes of Life in the Leadership Lane in 2020? If the answer is yes, then no worries… We have put together an energizing podcast trailer (5 Min) just for you to watch and listen to some of the highlights from season one. Life in the Leadership Lane is about growing, connecting, …
Leadership is about our choices. There are consequences and rewards. Some choices bring short term rewards, but long-term consequences, while others have short term consequences, but bring long term rewards. We may not always have a choice for our environment or situation, but we all have the choice how we respond. My life has been …
We say 2020 will be a year that we will never forget. No matter good or bad, it’s all part of our story. Some stories include health and heartache, while other stories include gratitude and grace. Many of us experienced the most challenging and difficult times, while others received the gift of time to spend …
Wow, can you believe we are at the end of 2020? What a year! Who knew the plans we made in 2019 would be wiped out by March of 2020? As I reflect on my year-end planning, I didn’t spend much time thinking about the plans that didn’t come to fruition like speaking in 3 …
Since we are now in the holiday season, I have recently started asking my guests on “Life in the Leadership Lane” podcast their favorite holiday. Is it Thanksgiving, or maybe Christmas? Last week, my guest Leslie Mensching shared her passion and excitement for Halloween as her family will decorate their yard every year with a …
As I get ready to speak with an HR community this week at a conference in Waco, Texas, I think about the importance of engagement in the workplace, and how leaders serving HR have a wonderful opportunity to grow “inside” the organization by stepping “outside” the office and engaging with other HR professionals in the …
One of my favorite college football games every year is bedlam. It’s the intra-state rivalry between Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. Many families in the great state of Oklahoma have a “house divided” in which some family members pull for one team and others pull for the other. I have family that went to Oklahoma, and …
One of the silver linings of 2020 has been the ability to access great content from around the world from our offices and homes. Today, I want to share a “save the date” for a presentation I will be sharing on Wednesday November 18 at the DBU Leadership Empowerment Luncheon starting at 12pm. I want …
We make choices every day. Some of the choices I made early in my career were failures, while others were not. Both helped me get to where I am today. But what drives our decision making? Many times, it is influence, the people around us, the season we are in, and short/long term goals. However, …