Before I began my professional career I spent a brief time teaching fifth grade students in the Detroit Public Schools. I was an ESRP...

I learned this song in elementary school; "Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world. Red, and yellow, black and...

Sometimes in your professional career you must go out to go up. One of the difficult decisions in management is to let employees go. ...

My first job was working at a convenience store named Henny Penny. It was located on the east side of Detroit. I got the job through our...

I am a history nut. I love learning history of cities, cultures, nations. My wife and I always visit a history museum when we travel. ...

Goals. Deadlines. Optics. Meetings. Projects. These put teams under pressure and with pressure comes mistakes. People overwhelmed...

Many leaders and managers wait until the ship is almost under water before they try to stop the leaks. It's too late to make critical...

I learned the business of consulting over 30 years ago. I started with an IBM personal computer with a business partner in an office in...

AT age 15 I received at tract from Pastor Jerry Mitchell entitled, "Others May You Cannot." Pastor Mitchell would often visit Detroit...

There is a permanent mask mandate in the building where my office is located. You must wear a mask to enter the building and walk...

COVID is now called an endemic, meaning its most damaging days are behind us. However, companies are making drastic cuts in staffing,...

Those dedicated to training leaders and managers do so with a passionate heart. Our desire is to see companies outperform their...

I live in Michigan. Last year we had a terrorist attack which killed five students at Oxford High School. This week Michigan made the...

January 2023 is in the history books. February is a short month and soon we will be done with winter (for those of you who experience...

A challenging theme of leadership is getting people on the same page. How do we motivate people to draw from the same well with...

Three years ago I read the last book written by Dr. Martin Luther King entitled, "Where Do We Go From Here?" I found this book to be...

A difficult task for any hiring manager is to secure top talent for open positions. Depending on the position it is challenging to find...

A familiar challenge of hiring managers is finding good talent to fill positions. Many companies struggle in this regard because of the...

Many people start the new year with resolutions to do things differently. Resolutions are difficult to keep and most are broken within...

If you only paid attention to the media reports you would be challenged to find something joyful. I choose not to watch the news...