As my staff and our board members will tell you, I’ve spent the summer remodeling a house in the Virginia countryside. It’s been highly frustrating at times, but there have been several leadership opportunities during the whole process. The most recent one occurred yesterday. I was returning from my weekly trip to The Home Depot,…
You did everything right. You led this club or that team in high school and college. You took your studies seriously enough to be a good student. Once you graduated, the “real world” snatched you almost immediately. You got a great job and moved up fast and maybe you were promoted or shuffled to a…
I spent Saturday afternoon watching my alma mater (Louisville) losing to my adopted team (Virginia). Although there was a skirmish at the end of the first half, the thing I kept thinking about during the game was Mike London’s graciousness throughout his career – winning or losing. He’s had less success on the field lately,…
Two years and one month ago, I posted in this blog the announcement of the appointment of Col. Thomas E. Hiebert to the OΔK Society Board of Directors as a member-at-large. Col. Hiebert served ably on our board until he was called to active duty in Pakistan. In recent weeks, he has returned to the…
Parker Vascik, O∆K’s national student vice president, and Emma Bones, another O∆K member, are participating in the 2014 Mongol Rally. Parker and Emma are blogging about their experiences for O∆K. This post was submitted on August 19, 2014, by Emma. The title of this blog post is “Task Ownership.” However, the subtitle should be, “How not…
On Thursday of this week, I joined Tracy Lyons, our director of communications and programs, and Frank Krimowski, our leadership consultant, in participating in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. This social media phenomenon has raised more than $41.8M to date for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research and treatment. The video of us getting soaked, thanks…
Parker Vascik, O∆K’s national student vice president, and Emma Bones, another O∆K member, are participating in the 2014 Mongol Rally. Parker and Emma are blogging about their experiences for O∆K. In fact, it takes a team. Since the first moment I considered the Mongol Rally back in September 2013, I sought to assemble a well-rounded team….
