by Alan Willett | Executive Leadership, The Engineer, The Enterprise
“This is the power of gathering: it inspires us, delightfully, to be more hopeful, more joyful, more thoughtful: in a word, more alive.” ALICE WATERS I have observed many all-hands meetings. The mediocre sessions address a distracted audience. The worst ones have an...
by Alan Willett | Executive Leadership, The Dev Team
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.“— John Quincy Adams I have recently been engaged in a discussion around an important question. “How do I know that my leadership is valuable? What are my measures of...
by Alan Willett | Executive Leadership, Quality Control
“Trust is the glue of life. It’s the foundational principle that holds all relationships.” — Stephen Covey Takeout nights had usually been a delight for us, but one night became quite stressful. After carefully placing the order for the six of us, I drove to town...
by Alan Willett | Executive Leadership, The Dev Team
THEY KNOW MORE, CARE MORE, DO MORE THAN YOU “The success of a vision is determined by its ownership by both the leader and the people.“ — John C. Maxwell “How do I know if the team has taken ownership of the challenge they have been given?” When I have been asked...
