by Dan Lucas | Feb 12, 2018 | Leadership Series
“I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man.” Alexander Hamilton Over the past 54 weeks, we have covered a lot of material. I cannot profess to be a master of any of it. I readily admit that I am flawed and naturally prone to sin. This makes it...
by Dan Lucas | Jan 22, 2018 | Leadership Series
Anyone that has been in the business world for a significant amount of time knows that a lot of very important deals get made on the golf course. And, that a lot of team bonding often happens outside of the office. With the right leader, a lot of team bonding can...
by Dan Lucas | Jan 16, 2018 | Leadership Series
An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. — Benjamin Franklin Unfortunately, when I see businesses (large and small) make cutbacks, they often first start with cutting training programs. It happens all the time. We seem to value investment in...
by Dan Lucas | Jan 8, 2018 | Leadership Series
In 1975, a young man who was struggling with what to do with his life returned home from college. One afternoon, he was hanging out at his mother’s beauty salon when a respected elderly woman visited the shop. She took her seat, saw the young man and couldn’t take...
by Dan Lucas | Jan 3, 2018 | Leadership Series
Perhaps the most important thing a leader can do is to change the unit(s) by which things are measured – they have to shake up the scorecard and start to measure things differently. In the 2011 movie, “Moneyball”, which is based on a true story, Billy Beane, general...
by Dan Lucas | Dec 28, 2017 | Leadership Series
The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place… and I don´t care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently, if you let it. You, me or nobody, is gonna hit as hard as life. But...