What does it mean to be a servant leader? In Jim Collins’ best-selling book, Good to Great, he defines the term “Level 5” as the highest level in a hierarchy of executive capabilities identified by his research team. They discovered that Level 5 leaders “are ambitious to be sure, but ambitious first and foremost for the company,... Read More »

Business has changed and is accelerating at warp speed. Many are feeling fearful and are “freezing up.” The economy is down, and some are retreating. But recessions are the thing of which dreams are made! Now is a GREAT time to launch a new business, break into new markets and take market share. History reminds us that business... Read More »

per-form-ance (n) 1. The act, process, or manner of performing. 2. An accomplishment: deed. 3. To begin, carry out, fulfill. 4. To function in a certain way: act. Does Performance MATTER? Perfectly poised geographically to accommodate business travelers from Canada to Mexico and from the Atlantic to the Pacific … Perfectly poised... Read More »

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Every day there is an opportunity to walk in love. Circumstances and situations arise that create pressure to respond in anger, bitterness, revenge, or retaliation. You may not be able to control all that happens to you, but you can control your response to what happens. It says in the Bible that love is of God (1 John 4:7). Real... Read More »

The Oklahoma Air and Army National Guard, with close to 10,000 members and their families, is a huge and diverse organization that plays an important part in the defense and security of the United States of America and the State of Oklahoma. The challenge to any large enterprise, like the Guard, is that not one member of our Guard... Read More »

It is a good time to be chief of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. I was promoted just over a year ago, and although this year has indeed been a learning experience, our agency continues to make great strides in providing public safety for the citizens of Oklahoma. To ensure continued success, no matter what your level of proficiency... Read More »

Executive Director of the Greater Tulsa Hispanic Chamber of Commerce In today’s world, it is very common to hear about workplace diversity. In an ideal world, every person is treated equally when it comes to getting a job, advancing in their career and being treated fairly in the workplace. In reality, we know this is not the... Read More »

Kids come in with the ability to dream and dream big, especially when they look up and see the elements. How many remember the movie “October Sky”, about the boy who dreamed to fly rockets? He eventually became a NASA engineer. Have adults lost the ability to dream and improve our corporations to their optimal level of efficiency? Kids... Read More »