Month: May 2025

Let’s show everyone how we’re celebrating the end of the week! My family got a tiny bit bigger. Welcome Samuel, from Grandpa Dave. It was a great week. I hope yours was, too. Make it…

Are you a boss or a leader? Do you inspire action or only generate compliance? I experienced a revealing moment recently that captures the difference between being a boss and being a leader. During a…

Do you like the phrase “underpromise and overdeliver”? That’s a pretty well-known saying. I’m not a fan. If you underpromise too much, you won’t even get the job or coveted project. Rather than build low…

Are you waiting for permission? Give it to yourself. Take a little chance today. Something you’ve planned on doing, or something you’ve only imagined once. Or something that just popped into your head, just now….

Are you enjoying what’s keeping you busy? Summer break! Or May 12th, for those of you not on the academic calendar. So you think it’s time to kick back and relax? Busy seems to seek…

Let’s show everyone how we’re celebrating the end of the week! Post an image (you or a passable proxy) that shows how you’re feeling on this fine Friday. Me? I am still celebrating last Sunday’s…

“Can I choose ‘Other’?” Dear Class of 2025, As you step into the next chapter of your life, remember this: Choosing “Other” is always an option. When life presents you with seemingly limited choices, there’s…

It was my privilege to witness and participate in Dominican University graduation ceremonies over the weekend. Our student speakers inspired me. Our honorary degree recipients… transcendent. Some students, walking on stage to receive their degrees,…

Have you been inspired by someone you’ve never met? We’re still celebrating graduations this week, but I want to interrupt to recognize a special anniversary. It was 27 years ago today that Kerry Wood struck…

Yesterday I had the honor of joining many of my colleagues on stage at Dominican University’s graduation ceremonies. What a celebration… the most important day in the lives of so many students and their families….