by David Phillips | Jan 18, 2021 | Featured, Leadership
John. Buchan (1875 – 1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada. He basically invented the spy novel. I ran across a quote attributed to him that says this: The task of leadership is not to put greatness...
by David Phillips | Jan 11, 2021 | Featured, Leadership
Part of leadership is solving problems. We look at the situation, see issues and help develop a process to deal with the problem and grow the organization. But what if we are the problem? What if the issue is that we are not putting our people in the best situation?...
by David Phillips | Jan 3, 2021 | Feature Articles, Leadership
There are, in most every organization; people who are gifted in one specific area, be it programming, art, sciences, etc. But they are, just for the lack of a better term, jerks. While we won’t get into the specifics of WHY they act this way, as they are different for...
by David Phillips | Oct 1, 2020 | Habits & Change, Lifestyle
We all have aspects of our lives that we would like to change. We would like to engage in new habits. We would like to lose weight. We would like to be nicer to our friends. Without intentionality and mindfulness, however, the chances of us just doing something new...
by David Phillips | Jan 28, 2020 | Books, Featured
At the end of 2019, I happened upon a new book by world-renown photographer, author, and CreativeLive founder, Chase Jarvis. The book is called Creative Calling: Establish a Daily Practice, Infuse Your World with Meaning, and Succeed in Work + Life. That title is a...