by David Phillips | Feb 1, 2017
Mark Linder is a friend of mine from high school. Today, he is the athletic director at the University of North Alabama in Florence, AL. UNA has a great reputation in athletics on the Division II level, but have been trying to move up to Division I since the NCAA...
by David Phillips | Jul 28, 2016
My wife and I became foster parents in April of 2015. Since then we have had 9 foster kids in our one, including our foster-to-adopt 2yr old little man who’s been with us since September. It’s not easy being a foster parent, just like it’s not easy...
by David Phillips | May 10, 2016
I am a huge Alabama football fan. I was born and raised in Alabama and it is home for me. Recently, I had the opportunity to hear Alabama football coach Nick Saban speak at a leadership conference, and while he may not have been as clear as Andy Stanley was (he spoke...
by David Phillips | Apr 22, 2016
Leadership is the process whereby we help a person or organization transform their identity. And Nancy Duarte helped me see that. Nancy Duarte is an expert in presentation design and principal of Duarte, Inc, where she is the CEO. Nancy speaks around the world,...
by David Phillips | Mar 14, 2016
Companies are not squarely to blame for the anger and frustration that have so warped this presidential primary season. Nor are they entirely innocent. The growing economic inequality that polarizes U.S. politics is not merely the inevitable result of our free-market...