"A Relocation Minute" with Bruce Waller
In his book, “The Score Takes Care Of Itself”, Coach Bill Walsh shares a story about “sharing the glory”. He talks about when he was an assistant coach for the Cleveland Browns. During the games, the offensive coordinator (Coach Walsh) would call the plays down to the head coach (Coach Brown) in the headset, then …
My last career change was 16 years ago. I left a leadership position that I was simply not enjoying. It wasn’t just the job, but it was everything around the job including a super long commute. I was wanting for more autonomy, more fulfillment, and to be more connected to something bigger. In fact, I …
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Sharing Leadership Lessons in an interview with Bruce Waller… 10 Answers from HR Leaders that make a difference! I once heard Sara Blakely, (CEO Spanx) say, “The more you experience in life, the more you have to offer others.” Today, I want for you to experience more by learning from some Super Stars serving in …
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I was recently having lunch with some business partners and a question that often comes up is around leveraging time. We are all busy… busy, busy, busy! We see other people having success and sometimes wonder how they find time to do what they do. When I was asked the question, “how do you find …
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I was recently invited to speak at the Lake Dallas High School Football team breakfast to kick off the new season. Its always special and an honor to share leadership lessons with young people – especially to kickoff a new season. One of the stories I shared was about a recent article I read about …
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I was recently reading about an athlete that had dreams of playing college football. In high school, he played quarterback in west Texas. As a sophomore, he threw a pass to his receiver but got deflected and into the hands of the opposing team for an interception. The quarterback ran him down and tackled the …
I have received some great advice from many leaders over the course of my career, but the advice I received in 2002 was a game changer and remember it like it was yesterday. One morning sitting in my office as the new operations manager, I called my brother to tell him about the mess I …
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One of the things I enjoy most about social media is seeing pictures – especially when memories pop up. Pictures are the recording of our past and give us the opportunity to reflect on special moments in time to share with family and friends. Pictures help us reflect on the past and create space for …
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Years ago, when I graduated from college and decided to make a career change, it involved making the decision to leave our family business and relocate to Dallas, Texas to start something new. Little did I know how special this journey was going to be. I remember the excitement about the road ahead and how …
Oprah Winfrey once said that everyone wants 3 things in life… they want to be seen, heard, and understood…One way we can do this is by capturing our thoughts, our highlights, our moments… on our journey. There are many ways to share our words today, especially with social media, but for me the most impact …
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