In a culture where we find our selves busier and busier, chasing our dreams, it may be wise for us to consider the true value of what we are chasing.

I ask the question over and over. "What is the most important characteristic for the leader of a team to possess?"

Don’t ever waste a crisis. You get to choose how you deal with the crisis that you will undoubtedly face.

When we as leaders continue to rush to meet all the needs around us, we may find ourselves actually leading poorly.

I'd like to introduce you to Dodge. Years ago Dodge was diagnosed with Aspergers. While I walk with leaders from across the world, there is none that I admire and respect more than this young leader.

It was a life changing decision. She was literally at a cross roads in her career.

The issue was crucial and complicated. For the first half of the meeting, there was silence….from the leader.

Normally, my Leadership Moment takes about 2 minutes to read.

We hear a lot about what’s wrong with the new brand of leaders that are coming from the millennial generation, but what about the things they get right?

Having no guiding principles or routines for our lives leads to chaos and a lack of ability to handle the curve balls life will throw at us. 

There was one thing different about this strategic meeting. The leadership team was not strategizing about a new product or process; they were talking about failure.

Several years ago I made a contract with Landon, my son who was just a young boy.

Today in Texas, there are no divisions of race, religion or political parties. There are only people who are hurting and others who are helping. We can't control natural disasters but there is something that we all can do. 

There is no ‘cookie cutter’ generic answer for this issue. While each situation is unique, there are principles that apply to all young or even more experienced leaders.

The problem was he refused to engage. While his team executed the work, he continued to give directions.

It is not a matter of IF struggles will come into our lives, but WHEN they arrive. The question we must answer is, "How will we handle adversity when it comes knocking on our door?"

I am a very intentional person. Problem is, I get too intentional at times or I am intentional about the wrong things at the wrong time.

We have reduced our conversations to what we think in the moment and thus have reduced people to a label that only fits our opinion of them in that instance.

Our instincts may be to jump in and fix the issue, to make it excellent. However, doing so can lead to frustration, boundary issues and, ultimately, burn out.

While we may have experience, skill and knowledge, the moment we stop learning is the moment we begin to deteriorate as a leader. No matter how old, intelligent, or wise you may be, we can always learn something.