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 | Mar 13, 2020
As I said in a previous podcast, Industry 4.0 is about agility, and leadership 4.0 will require that same mindset. In this podcast, I want to look at the Leadership 4.0 profile in both an organizational and individual framework. Organizational...
by David Phillips | Mar 13, 2020
Industry 4.0 is about agility. Leadership 4.0 will require that same mindset. I have come to the conclusion that Industry 4.0 is a reflection of the Agile model of software development. I can’t prove it. But so much of industry 4.0 is built on the Agile...
by David Phillips | Mar 13, 2020
We must enter into a new era of leadership. By 2020, Millennials (those born between about 1980 and 2000) could be half of the US workforce, and by 2025, 75 percent of the global workforce. This is a generation that has completely grown up on digital. That kind of...
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...
by David Phillips | Jan 23, 2020 | Books, Feature Articles
You don’t build the life you want by saving time. You build the life you want, and then time saves itself. Recognizing that is what makes success possible – Laura Vanderkam At the end of 2019, my wife and I took a trip to Rome, GA. It was our anniversary...
by David Phillips | Jan 21, 2020 | Books, Featured
At the end of 2019, my wife and I took a trip to Rome, GA. It was our anniversary and Rome was a special place for us. On the way home, we stopped at a large bookstore chain, the first time I’ve done that in a while, and I was able to peruse the books, without...
