by Jim Struck | Dec 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
Every so often I like to look back at my writing to ‘see’ where I have been. The piece below this introduction is from four years ago. I focus a lot on the ‘light’ in my life and my writing. Recently, I’ve done more exploration of ‘darkness.’ Don’t worry, this is a...
by Jim Struck | Oct 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
I have been aware for quite some time the amount of ‘busyness’ that we deal with. Work, school, before and after school activities, before and after work activities, children, older parents, church, play, responsibilities, house, social media, 24-hour news cycle,...
by Jim Struck | Sep 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
As much as I talk about leadership and personal development, there is one subject that I don’t write much about – humor. It has been an integral part of my life and my work. I have found that a well-timed humorous comment can often be just what the situation needs to...
by Jim Struck | May 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
“In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Day Today is Memorial Day – the day we honor the men and women who have died serving the U.S. Military. My father was a product...
by Jim Struck | Feb 19, 2018 | The Coach Is In Blog, Uncategorized
We are conditioned to think mostly about what we should be ‘doing.’ Certainly, most jobs reward based on what we do. I understand this. I have found over time that there is a subtler, and often more powerful, action that is of more value – the act of stopping...
by Jim Struck | Dec 4, 2017 | Communication, Leadership Effectiveness, Uncategorized
I learned some time ago that leadership is really about relationship; that the by-product of that relationship is influence. Recently, that led me back to the book, Influencer, by Patterson, Grenny, Maxfield, McMillan, and Switzler. It had been a while since I had...
