Category: Leadership Profiles

Leadership Profile: Patrick Mahomes

October 5, 2020 Leadership Profiles
Patrick Mahomes stole my dream job. As a kid growing up in a small Kansas City suburb, I used to dream of playing quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs one day. My brother and I would practice in the backyard for hours year around. But after a championship season as…

Leadership Profile: George Washington

December 2, 2013 Leadership Profiles
It’s not possible to talk about leadership profiles without highlighting George Washington. There simply wouldn’t be a United States of America without him. Over two hundred years after being hailed the father of his country, Washington is still considered by many the most remarkable American to ever live. The purpose…

Leadership Profile: Cory Cotton

August 5, 2013 Leadership Profiles
What’s the craziest basketball shot you’ve ever made? Multiply that by 100 and you’ve got Cory Cotton, one of the members of the YouTube sensation Dude Perfect. Perhaps you’ve been mesmerized by their trick basketball shots from airplanes, water towers, football stadiums, trains or cars. Or perhaps you’ve seen their…

Leadership Profile: George Washington Carver

July 1, 2013 Leadership Profiles
You never should have heard about him. His story defies the odds. He was born into slavery, kidnapped by raiders as an infant, was not expected to live beyond 21 years of age because of his poor health and was a black scientist in the age of racial segregation. But…

Leadership Profile: Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino, Jr.

June 3, 2013 Leadership Profiles
“The Filipino is worth dying for.” Those were among the final words spoken by “the greatest president the Philippines never had,” Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino, Jr., including the night before he was assassinated on August 21, 1983. There is no greater leadership impact than sacrificing for others. So far in this Leadership…

Leadership Profile: Truett Cathy

April 1, 2013 Leadership Profiles
I grew up in the midwest and didn’t get to experience a Chick-fil-A sandwich until I enrolled in college in Tennessee. Boy was I in for a surprise. Not only was the sandwich (and fresh squeezed lemonade!) amazing, but people were thoughtful and caring. My senior year, I was assigned…

Leadership Profile: Stephen Covey

March 4, 2013 Leadership Profiles
In case you hadn’t heard, author and leadership guru Stephen Covey passed away last summer at age 79 from injuries suffered in a bicycling accident. Covey is perhaps best known for his book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, which has sold over 25 million copies worldwide. It’s the second-best…