Leadership
Manning the Battleship
For the last few years, I’ve served as one of the directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s Birmingham Branch. This country is fortunate to have a strong central…
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A Few Days in Augusta This Week
With the exception of the last couple of years, I have visited Augusta on several spring trips. I have seen a lot in that time spent here–trials and tribulations and…
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Look for the Positive, Then Verbalize It
A long time ago, I made the decision to vocalize the good I see by giving genuine compliments as often as possible. I don’t mean, “You look nice today,” compliments….
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Practicing Resilience
I recently read an article from the Rotary magazine about resilience. This sentence from the opening paragraph stuck with me: “Each of us is genetically hardwired to recover after a…
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Time to Serve
These days, we have a solid group of both office and field management who are leading Stewart/Perry well, probably the best we have had. Because of this, I felt like…
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Focus on Potential
I recently read an article saying there are two kinds of job candidates: Experienced and Trajectory. Upon being hired, experienced candidates can jump right in. They have the wisdom of…
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These Two Years
For the last couple of years, building and maintaining relationships has been harder than I have ever seen in my career. Zoom, along with its video conference first cousins, has…
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The Likability Factor
Quality, value and price are often big deciding factors as to what lands a job. If those things are equal, or close to it, what drives the transaction? The answer…
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The Case for Stickability
Too often, I have seen folks change jobs because they think the grass is greener only to find out they have made a mistake. It’s been happening even more in…
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The Day After
Last weekend marked an important date–20 years since the September 11 Attacks. Like many, I spent some time re-watching the coverage and remembering. One of the things that stood out…