Don’t Let The Fruit From The Global Leadership Summit Rot On The Vine

I attended the Global Leadership Summit #gls18 last Thursday and Friday at our parish St. Thomas More in Centennial, Colorado. The parish hosted the event locally via live feed / telecast. It was a great event with fourteen speakers who addressed a wide array of leadership topics. Attending The Global Leadership Summit was a good […]
On Authentic Development

Less than 3 minutes read. Development in Proper Perspective Man’s personal and collective fulfillment could be jeopardized if the proper scale of values were not maintained. The pursuit of life’s necessities is quite legitimate; hence we are duty-bound to do the work which enables us to obtain them: “If anyone is unwilling to work, do […]
Leadership – The Buck Stops Here Starts By Looking In The Mirror

The phrase – “The Buck Stops Here” was, per wiktionary.org , popularized by US president Harry Truman. The phrase is based on the metaphorical expression passing the buck, derived from poker gameplay, that came to mean “passing blame”, or absolving oneself of responsibility or concern by denying authority or jurisdiction over a given matter. I’d […]
Grit

I had a 100 house paper route when I was 14 growing up in Ohio. It taught me about running a micro business and as part of that, I developed grit. I define grit as the ability to persevere when things get tough. It’s part of character development. My first lesson in grit was when […]
The Connection between Montessori and The Integrated Business Leader

A friend recently gave me an article written by Dr. Annette Haines. Dr Haines addresses the full spectrum of man’s development, from birth to adolescence and ultimately as a “cosmic agent” to order the earth to the good of all through actions in solidarity benefiting the common good. Why am I posting about Montessori? I discovered […]
The Pleasure – Pain Principle and the Real Reason Nothing Changes in Our Lives

The pleasure – pain principle is simply that humans recoil from pain and run toward pleasure. That makes sense obviously. This principle is the primary reason we don’t work on our behaviors that we know we need in order to improve ourselves in all areas of life from weight loss, relationships, work, even our prayer life. […]
Executive Speaker Series – St Ignatius of Loyola

Our next guest in the Attollo Executive Speaker Series line up is St Ignatius of Loyola. He is the founder of the Society of Jesus (aka the Jesuits) and was born in 1491 in Spain. No stranger to danger on the battlefield or off – welcome St. Ignatius of Loyola! “So, business leaders of today, listen […]
Professionalism, Service and Holiness of Life & The Human Economy

The Meditation of the Day in the Magnificat on Thursday July 13th, 2017 started out with “Professionalism, Service and Holiness of Life: if we deviate from this trio, we shall fall from the greatness to which we are called.” This was a phrase taken by an address by Pope Francis to the Curia which is […]
Executive Speaker Series – St. Catherine of Siena
Our very first guest in the Attollo Executive Speaker Series line up is St. Catherine of Siena, Italy. “Thank you!! I want you to stop and to really listen and reflect on what I have to say for the next 5 minutes. It will change your life and I promise you won’t have to walk […]
As you prepare for the upcoming work week – be sure to watch your mouth! Speak No Evil

As you prepare for the upcoming work-week – be sure to watch your mouth. SPEAK NO EVIL And that means you! “Guard against foul talk; let your words be for the improvement of others, as occasion offers, and do good to your listeners, otherwise you will only be grieving the Holy Spirit of God who […]