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The Choice of Focus

by Mike Lejeune | Aug 30, 2016 | Blog, Business, Future Trends, Motivation

H. G. Well’s "The Time Machine" is no longer fiction. I found myself a Time Jumper into the dream my daughter, Nikki, has had repeated for 17 years. At 8 years of age, she turned to me on the way to school and confidently expressed "I'm going to be a...

A Four Letter Word Renews Me

by Mike Lejeune | Aug 18, 2016 | Blog, Business, Future Trends, Motivation

I have a debilitating disease that throws off my focus, robs me of energy, pushes my attitude over the edge beyond cranky to insufferable. It is not Mono or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, rather one of the most common illnesses society faces today. My loved ones...

The Power of Humility

by Mike Lejeune | Aug 11, 2016 | Blog, Business, Future Trends, Motivation

I once witnessed the power of humility in the flesh. A few years ago, I was blessed with the opportunity to take a few courses on Scripture at the College of Biblical Studies. This was a late in life endeavor as I was not someone who grew up reading the bible,...

Where Do We Run When The Sky Is Falling?

by Mike Lejeune | Aug 4, 2016 | Blog, Business, Future Trends, Motivation

I’m finding it hard to get out of bed in the morning. Not because of illness or fatigue. It’s because of the frenzy being created from rhetoric spouted at both the Republican and Democratic conventions, then whipped up like a California wildfire by the media. It seems...

Rock Your Day Like a Navy Seal with A “Mission Ready” Attitude

by Mike Lejeune | Jul 26, 2016 | Blog, Business, Motivation

Navy Seals are one of our country's elite fighting forces, called on to conduct missions in some of the most harrowing situations and circumstances. The challenges they face are beyond the mental comprehension of mere mortals like ourselves. Their success...

4 Leadership Lessons Learned from the Road Runner vs Coyote Rules of Engagement

by Mike Lejeune | Jul 19, 2016 | Blog, Business, Future Trends, Motivation

Harvard and Wharton are renowned for their graduate schools of business, their faculty among some of today’s greatest minds on leadership principles. Yet missing from the rolls of educators are the teachings from someone whose path...

Seasons in Life

by Mike Lejeune | May 19, 2016 | Blog, Motivation, Testimonials

After my mom, Carrie, passed away at the end of April, it shocked the system. It sent me into a very reflective state, trying to process this new season. Her absence created a sense of uncertainty for the future that I’ve never experienced before in this...

Are You A Road Runner Manager?

by Mike Lejeune | May 10, 2016 | Blog, Business, Future Trends, Motivation

Notice how in the Road Runner cartoon, the Coyote never gave thought to gathering data? He consistently came up with some lame idea to solve the problem of capturing the Road Runner. Episode after episode he blew up, fell off a cliff, ran into a wall, shot...

Afraid to Acknowledge?

by Mike Lejeune | May 3, 2016 | Blog, Business, Future Trends, Motivation

My daughter Nikki has been in sales since birth. At three years of age she would stand in front of the fire place holding court to all who would listen, valiantly trying to convince us of what seemed like some great observation in her life. Her challenge was...

What’s your management style: Gandhi…Hitler…Road Runner?

by Mike Lejeune | Apr 26, 2016 | Blog, Business, Future Trends, Motivation

If someone were to compare your management style, who would they choose? The compassion of Gandhi…dictatorial power of Hitler…hyper-kinetic energy of the road runner? From visiting with leaders recognized for developing teams that retain exceptional talent, one...