Last Saturday, I attended the Purdue Ag Alumni Fish Fry. This is an annual event that brings together over 1500 people who are friends of Agriculture and many, alumni of Purdue University’s College of Agriculture. As former President of the organization, I look forward to this event each year. At this year’s event, I thought
By Sarah Miller Caldicott The premise is cool: learning about collaborative teams from the great grand-niece of Thomas Edison. I bought the book based on that premise and a recommendation. What I found was a book that has lots of insights about Edison and his working style, approach and beliefs. Since I have read quite
Here is some very good news for you. There is no perfect leadership style, which means there is more than one way to lead effectively. Why is this good news? Because it means you, yes you, can become a highly effective leader. Read that again and let it sink in. Whatever your past experience, whatever
Less than two weeks ago, actor Charles Durning passed away. In the days that followed, I read this quotation from him. It speaks to acting, his chosen profession, but when I read it, I immediately thought about the application for us as leaders. Stay with me and read on. “What is acting?” “Acting is listening. If
I travel enough to have lots of travel and airline stories. Overall, I have as many positive ones as negative ones. In fact, I am typically very productive on airplanes, even when the seating space is tight. Today, however, I want to talk about one of “those” travel days. My day was supposed to be relatively
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