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Remembering Good Teammates and Their Sacrifices

Remembering Good Teammates and Their Sacrifices

America celebrated Memorial Day this past weekend, where we paid tribute to all who served and died in battle. While Memorial Day has come to symbolize the unofficial start of summer, it’s true meaning amazingly never really seems to get lost. The holiday, originally...
The Duck Poster: Lead. Follow. Or Get Out of the Way

The Duck Poster: Lead. Follow. Or Get Out of the Way

One of my wife’s favorite childhood memories is of the day she accompanied her father to a meeting in the state capital. Her father was the supervisor of a state park and was occasionally required to travel to the Capitol for official business. As he paraded his...
Defining Loyalty and Mama’s Bowling Night

Defining Loyalty and Mama’s Bowling Night

In many ways, an individual’s capacity to be a good teammate is directly proportional to his or her ability to define loyalty. I used to think loyalty was about being a good follower. I thought it was about finding someone or something you believed in and then...
When Teammates Share, They Inspire

When Teammates Share, They Inspire

Explaining the concept of sharing to elementary students can be a tall order. Whenever I speak at schools, I try to get kids to understand the breadth of what it means to share. They typically struggle with the idea that people can share more than just their...

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