
2025 Leadership Lessons in Review
In my past life as President & COO at two different grocery chains, I would end every year with a year in review of all

In my past life as President & COO at two different grocery chains, I would end every year with a year in review of all

Thanksgiving is a season of gratitude, reflection, and intentional recognition of the people who have shaped our lives. As families gather around tables filled with

Since I’m now being introduced around the country as “The 5 Rules Guy”, I thought I’d just grab that and go with it for this

It’s been an interesting journey since publishing my book on The 5 Rules in January of 2024, and after speaking and coaching on these rules

This saying is one of my earliest learnings on how to be successful. It was during my early years at United Supermarkets of Oklahoma where

As we stood in front of a packed church in Clinton, Oklahoma in 1977 – on that day so many years ago holding hands and saying our wedding vows, little did I know then that it was not as much about the words that were being said (although they are very important) but the silent language of holding hands that was so significant.

We recently were on a graduation celebration trip with our oldest grandson; Dax Graham Black where we toured the Mesa Verde National Park. We had

Below are two monumental pieces of information for those of us in the grocery business to consider in 2025 and beyond. U.S. grocery stores ad

– Dedication to my mom for teaching me about a solid work ethic In the days of old when most children worked alongside their mom

Out of date leadership is associated with authority, decision-making, and control. However, the most effective and true leaders understand that their role is not to