by Dr. Jeff Van Meter | May 7, 2021 | Core Values, General
Recently, I went to Wyoming on a fly fishing trip. The last time I went fly fishing before that was probably when I was 15 or 16 on the little lake I grew up on. Ok. it was more a pond than a lake, but we always called it a lake. Delusions of grandeur, I suppose....
by Dr. Jeff Van Meter | Mar 26, 2021 | Core Values, Human Leader, Leadership
After last week’s tribute to my dog, I noticed that three of my last five articles have been about death in one way or another. A bit macabre I suppose, especially in a weekly email that is supposed to be about leading with honesty, humility, courage,...
by Dr. Jeff Van Meter | Feb 19, 2021 | Core Values, General, Human Leader
Last week I shared the true story of a man who died bitter and alone, and no one cried. There was another man whose story I’ll tell today. The two men were friends. For many years they lived in the same town, they attended the same church, they raised their...
by Dr. Jeff Van Meter | Feb 12, 2021 | Core Values, General
There is a common (some might say overused) question in the motivation/life coaching industry. In the coaching genre, it is often asked to get the coachee to think about their legacy, trying to boil it down into as few words as possible. “What do you want on...
by Dr. Jeff Van Meter | Oct 3, 2017 | Core Values, Human Leader, Leadership
In the article on Leading and Weeding, I wrote that leaders need to continually be vigilant about removing the “weeds” in their business or the weeds would take over. This time, I have another gardening metaphor: Leading and Pruning. Whereas weeding...
by Dr. Jeff Van Meter | Sep 8, 2017 | Core Values, Human Leader, Leadership
There is no discernible difference between leading and weeding. Perhaps that is stating it strongly, but if you lead something, you know I am right. This picture was taken moments ago in my back yard. All these tall leafy plants with buds on the top getting ready to...
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