Dr. Kingsley Chin and Knowing Your Why

Upon arrival in Jamaica, I was alerted that one of the Destination Experience advisory board members would come to the airport and pick us up for the long ride from Montego Bay to Kingston. This saved us from an even longer bus ride. We met up with Ron McKay and during that 3-hour drive, I got […]

Strategic Planning and Cutting up the Last Donut

I walked into church yesterday and immediately went to get a cup of Beanery coffee. As I was pouring my cup, I noticed a box of donuts on the counter with a partial donut and a knife inside it. My assumption is that this box was full at the time it was placed on the […]

The 5 Entrepreneurial Abilities – #1 Capability

I recently posted about a talk I gave to Entrepreneurs of Valdosta, a South Georgia based incubator of individuals that have or are interested in starting a business.  There are similar organizations like this one all over America, even in some smaller, rural areas.  And it makes sense; the fuel of job growth in the […]

If it Walks Like a Duck and Talks Like a Duck

I was on the Southern Methodist University campus the other day. I am part of the Southwest Graduate Banking School facility and am teaching a three day elective on Branch Transformation to second and third year students. SMU is a beautiful campus. Not only do we receive outstanding resources to use in the classroom, we […]

Instant Gratification or Delayed Satisfaction?

I was having a conversation with Dr. Kent Gustavson about marketing a service for grandparents to gift a “Grounded” online service to their grandchildren. It seems like an odd gift to give children, especially how most millennials today would respond to such a gift. The idea is that if there is a way to get […]

A Lesson on Perseverance

Following my recent lecture at Tennessee Tech University, there were precious few minutes before the next class was to begin in the same lecture amphitheater. So I didn’t  really get time to speak to many students following my talk. However, one student made a special effort to speak to me. She was a non-traditional student, […]