The 80/20 Principle (or Rule) means that in anything a few (20 percent) are vital and many (80 percent) are trivial. The principle is applied in a variety of ways: 20% of the people have 80% of the wealth. 20% of your workers do 80% of the work. 20% of your tasks will result in 80% of your effectiveness. The …
Step Back To See Ahead
“If you’re always chasing the next problem, you don’t see three problems ahead.” – Author Unknown I love this time of year. Students are stepping up to serve in leadership positions. They’re looking ahead to next year and thinking about all of the ways they can help to make it the best year ever. They have all kinds of fresh …
Leadership Resources I Subscribe To
My students will often ask me to recommend a leadership book to them. I’ll give you my top three… The Leadership Challenge by Kousez & Posner Measure Of A Leader by Daniels & Daniels The 21 Irrefutable Laws Of Leadership by Maxwell Sometimes I’m able to loan them one of mine. But I always encourage them to buy their own …
When You Lose An Election
I’ve lost a few elections in my time. It hurt. It left me feeling out of sync and uncertain. It was an emotional rollercoaster ride. If you’ve lost an election or some type of selection process, I am writing this post for you. I imagine you sitting across a table from me and you’ve just heard the news that someone …
Have You Read Rob Bell’s Newest Book?
Neither has anyone else! But there are many in the Evangelical Christian community who are quite ready to state how wrong Bell is (or is going to be) in his yet-to-be-released book entitled, Love Wins. While I typically don’t write lengthy posts in regards to theological debate, I find this conversation fascinating. I am intrigued by its substance, as well …
Giving A Speech
Tomorrow is our student government election day. Before everyone hits the polls, we’ll be hearing speeches from the candidates. These are always interesting. While none of the candidates are professional communicators, you can tell who does it better than others. If I could sit down with each of the candidates as they put their speech together, I’d offer the following …
Travis Milburn Interview – Fox 12 Boise
I suppose a dad can never be too proud of his kids. Travis is my oldest and his passion is racing cars. One of our local news affiliates put this interview together to go along with the national coverage of the Daytona 500. It aired on Sunday night, February 20.
How To Become A Delegating Master
“The opposite of effective delegation is micromanagement.” – Wikipedia entry on delegation The word, “delegation” is derived from Latin and means “to send from.” Think about it, you are taking the time to send the work “from” you “to” someone else. Effective delegation will not only give you more time to work on your important opportunities, but it also provides …