Love is all

Love is all

I was in front of a room of 1,300 college students. Very smart analytical types. The topic the organizers had chosen for this closing general session was Unleashing Authentic Relationships. Integrity, along with intentionally knowing and living your core values was at...
Just Wondering

Just Wondering

Is it possible that our drive for success suspends or even ceases our desire for discovery … our sense of wonder? In a world obsessed with methodology and efficiency we can easily lose sight of true effectiveness. We hunker-down on execution with a complete suspension...
Core Values Beyond Belief

Core Values Beyond Belief

Sometimes the journey to discover what something is … starts with figuring-out what it’s not. I have found this to especially be the case when it comes to an individual discovering his or her core values. I’m not talking about discovering individual “words” per se....
A Deceitful Vagueness

A Deceitful Vagueness

Recently in debriefing table discussions during a presentation on Return On Integrity, a participant confidently suggested that he knew his core values while simultaneously acknowledging that he couldn’t actually name even one of them. While his own personal...
Valuable Roadmaps

Valuable Roadmaps

Following one of my keynotes on Return On Integrity, a participant approached me with great enthusiasm. He seemed completely energized by the session and engaged in the process of discovering his personal core values. He had already given a good bit of thought to his...
Beyond Tweaking

Beyond Tweaking

Research would show that a high percentage of New Year resolutions have already gone by the wayside just 5 days into the New Year. I quit making New Year’s resolutions long ago … admittedly, to some degree, because I probably fell in this gone-by-the-wayside...