by wiadmin | Mar 18, 2015 | bold and humble, Fundamentals in leadership, Healthy Culture, Leadership, Relationships, Respect, Servant Leadership, Transparency, Trust
Louie loves his alpha girls, and there are several in this neighborhood. There’s Kaki, who nudges her nose against Lou to let him know she loves him and then completely ignores him. There’s Eve, who has no problem with letting Louie know she has had enough of...
by wiadmin | Mar 3, 2015 | Fundamentals in leadership, Healthy Culture, Relationships, Respect
If you read our last post, Louie was on the verge of getting fired! We’re working on our issues and he is still here, but that is NOT the miracle. For the last 60 days, Louie and I have been praying for a fellow canine. While I don’t believe there are any...
by wiadmin | Feb 19, 2015 | Ending well, Fundamentals in leadership, Healthy Culture, Leadership, Necessary Endings, Relationships, Resignations, Respect, Transparency, Trust
Louie is a superstar in his training class, and he actually understands his training commands at home. He welcomes guests when they enter my home—thanks to training him with a delicious special treat—and sits patiently while they enter. He waits to be released and...
by wiadmin | Feb 5, 2015 | Fundamentals in leadership, Healthy Culture, Ken Blanchard, Leadership, Relationships, Respect, Transparency, Trust
Louie and I just finished our first night of training and much to my surprise he was a superstar. In fact, the trainer took him to the middle of the arena and practiced with him as the model dog. I was shocked and wished I could have grabbed my phone to take a...
by wiadmin | Jan 22, 2015 | Football, Fundamentals in leadership, Healthy Culture, Leadership, Relationships, Respect, Servant Leadership, Transparency, Trust
I found this post, generated by Louie DiStasi’s Facebook page, last week. He shared how he signed me up for obedience class. Apparently, I am a control freak and a know it all. He was hoping this class would help me. At first I thought it was funny, but then realized...
