To the Fields

One of my biggest learning’s in life is that we reap what we sow….in different seasons. We have heard many iterations of the quote that we don’t achieve results because we quit too soon, but that is often the truth.We leave a job after one year of...

The Work Life Balance…

For starters this post is only relevant if you believe in keeping a balance between work and non-work activity. Although traditionally people seem to think this most aptly applies to those with family and children, I really think it applies to those who are single or...

The First 90 Days

First impressions are vital. We have heard it preached many times how important it is to successfully engage people when we first meet them, but the first 90 days of any engagement, a new contract, or job, are equally as important.The effort is takes to engage your...

Lost In Translation

There are some in this world who naturally dream, define how that dream can be made into a reality (vision), and tactically make that vision a reality. Amazingly they do it artistically, creatively and functionally and there is no spreadsheet or project planning...

Order From Chaos

One of the things that good leaders do is create order from chaos. Not mind numbing bureaucracy, but clarity of purpose, process and path. As with most skills that qualify one for the “glamorous” world of leadership, the process of delivering on bringing...

There’s One Thing You Need To Know

Really, one thing? Marcus Buckingham wrote a book with the title, and it is a good book with some great learning, but one thing? Simon Sinek has told us where to start. Start with why he says. Jim Collins has wowed us again with another book “Great By...

Making Your World Better..{an hour at a time}

Many of us are trying to make the world a better place, and we accomplish it in different ways. At the highest level, IdeaPraxy is about making the world a better place, by making your world a better place.The beauty of our world is the different ways we can all...

Your Best Laid Plans

I could have also called this lemons to lemonade. The hardest part of accomplishing something is accomplishing it. Huh? Traveling down a path to your goals can often be defined by a set of steps, planned and executed, that lead to the finish line. My experience is...

Why Grassroots is so Powerful and Exciting

Grassroots implies a birth of something. An opportunity to do it right, to change something for the better, to create something amazing. Moreover, it implies freedom, flexibility, passion, and that's the allure. It is small, and with strong leadership it is...