I consider myself to be an animal lover, but I have also concluded that the groundhog is the animal I love the least. My attitude is not based solely on my dislike for most of the predictions made by Punxsutawney Phil, but it’s hard to ignore the fact that little more than 24 hours after ...

We all heard the groundhog loud and clear — six more weeks of winter! It’s February and freezing. And I’m over here just daydreaming of warmth, sunshine and starting to go a little stir crazy. If the winter weather has you feeling cooped up, too, here’s a cure to beat cabin fever: ...

This week I ran into the wife of a friend of mine at Starbucks. I coached their boys in high school. The boys have done well in life. No surprise since in high school they were great kids on the field and off. It has been months since I have seen my friend. Usually we connect at a winter ...

This is the final weekend of January, and that means that pretty much anything goes when it comes to the weather we will experience over the next few weeks. As I sit writing this column, the wind is whipping outside my window. There are snowflakes in the air, and the temperature out there is ...

Last week I was interviewed on the America’s Talking podcast with a national following. The focus was on energy and manufacturing. Austin, the host, knew I coached high school soccer said, “This is my last question. Can you tell me the single most important leadership lesson you have ...

Everyone needs some sources of inspiration. I have a few different ones, in a few different places. In my office at home, I have a handful of old, if not antique, items that I like to turn to when I need to think about the bigger picture. Two of them make up a set — a little, round ...