Category: Excellence

• Power Shortage

  “Nobody will ever love you quite the way you want them to.  You just have to let them do their best.”   I saw this quote on Reddit the other day and it really hit me hard.  We really are selfish in everything- even in the way we are loved by others! Why would I…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  August 4, 2014

  Excellence, Initiative, Relationships, Vision

  appreciated, joy, leadership, love, management, power, priorities, reaction; attitude; values, relationships, risk, trust

• The Shifting Keys

  Funny how things change. You can be so sure of something, and over time, your views can be changed to something vastly different. It’s crazy. Like shifting sand.     When I was young and just entering college, I was convinced that the secret to success was knowledge. If I could just absorb a vast…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  June 9, 2014

  Attitude, Change, Excellence, Relationships

  connection, excellence, keys, leadership, leadingbyserving, love, relationship, serving

• Smile Power

  My daughter was born with a smile on her face.  She was, and still is, always smiling.  When she was a baby we would get comments about what a happy little girl she was.  Her smile was contagious and helped her make friends quickly.  When our kids were young we would frequently go camping and,…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  March 31, 2014

  Attitude, Excellence, Initiative, Strategy

  attitude, Blogging, friendly, impact, leadership, leadingbyserving, life, love, smile, trust

• Wounded Warriors

  Life is full of pain.  As leaders, wherever we are, we must learn to help those that are hurting.  A lost loved one, a break-up, financial loss, tough diagnosis.  We will all face some really bad news and we will also be in a position to help someone who is suffering.  So what do you…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  February 17, 2014

  Excellence, Relationships, Strategy

  advice, answers, Blogging, cancer, comfort, companionship, leadingbyserving, love, pain, relationships, warriors, wound dressing, wounds

• Sour Cream

  Bill is driving home from work when he gets a text from his wife Karen.  The text says- “Pick me up some sour cream on your way home- making Mom’s frosting for our dinner party tonight”.  Bill stops at the grocery store and hits the dairy aisle.  He reaches the sour cream and reviews things. …

  Joe Passkiewicz

  January 20, 2014

  Attitude, Excellence, Relationships, Strategy

  behavior, Blogging, control, cooking, dominant, fat-free, fat-free sour cream, Leadership development, leadingbyserving, relationships, servant leader, surrender

• The Boring Banquet

  Have you ever had to suffer through a boring banquet?  The kind of event where you listen to someone blow their horn and share statistics and personal accomplishments- Sales increased 150%! My new product line was a huge success! My products have entered the European market! Revenue increased 83%! Numbers, dollars, percentages.  All great things when…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  January 2, 2014

  Attitude, Belief, Excellence, Legacy, Vision

  accomplishment, Blogging, boring, business, heart, leadingbyserving, measurements, personal accomplishments, personal statistics, servant leader, serving, statistics

• 4 Cures For Acute I Disease

  I read a post on Twitter from Jim Kouzes where new research indicates a 42% rise in the use of “I” and a 10% decline in “we” in American books.  Jim pointed to a potential drop in teamwork as a consequence, but I think the rise in the “I” is really about something else. We…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  August 16, 2013

  Attitude, Excellence, Relationships, Strategy

  Book, Clinical trial, comparison, conversations, cure, Disease, Facebook, focus, Food and Drug Administration, leadingbyserving, problem, research, self-centered, serve, talents, Theodore Roosevelt, Twitter, United States

• Do The Work!

  Years back, Kathy and I visited my Grandfather when he was sick in the hospital and his health was failing.  During this visit, my Grandfather was of good energy and he shared a quick snapshot of his life and some of his best life lessons.  One thing that he shared was that he believed that…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  August 9, 2013

  Excellence, Legacy, Relationships

  Child, children, choices, consequences, Day care, excellence, Family, Home, kid’s, leadership, Learning, Parent, Parenting, schedule, social, structure

• Ask the Experts!

  Recently, Kathy and I were sitting on our back patio (lanai is the fancy realtor description) in the cool of the morning enjoying a hot cup of coffee and the fluorescent beauty of the morning.  The birds were wide awake.  We have a bird feeder and we keep it well stocked with a high quality…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  July 22, 2013

  Attitude, Change, Excellence, Strategy

  Beauty, Biology, Bird, Birdwatching, choices, Chordates, comfort, excellence, goals, leadership, leadingbyserving, North Florida, Ornithology, Recreation, Zoology

• The Jewish Wedding: Families and Tradition

  Kathy and I had the pleasure of attending a wedding a couple of weeks ago.  The wedding was stunningly beautiful and dripping with the sweetness of tradition and family.  See this was a Jewish wedding and there is no wedding ceremony and celebration that I have experienced that is like a Jewish wedding.  Every part of the…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  June 16, 2013

  Excellence, Legacy, Passion

  Israel, Jewish wedding, Jews, relationships, Sto Lat, Tradition, United States, Wedding