Collaboration Over Competition
Throughout both my professional career and personal life, I’ve been guided by John Maxwell’s question: “Who do you know that I should know, and will you introduce me?” It’s a simple question, but it’s one of the most powerful ways leaders can build relationships. And it’s something special to see it become a guiding value […]
We’re Already Winning
An amazing thing happened to me last week. After reserving our tickets months ago, my wife Lyn and I took our seats at Meet Me In St. Louis at The Muny. On its own, The Muny is the perfect example of how our region is already winning. The nation’s oldest and largest outdoor musical theatre, its legendary […]
Building the Future Together
A few months ago, I found myself sitting at a table with people representing more than a dozen very different organizations. Business leaders. Civic organizations. Philanthropists. Downtown advocates. People responsible for some of our region’s most important institutions. Each had a different mission, different responsibilities, and a board to answer to. Each could have arrived […]
St. Louis is Ready to Compete
America is entering a new infrastructure race. In the 19th century, railroads determined which cities prospered. In the 20th century, airports and interstate highways reshaped the economic map of the country. Now, in the age of artificial intelligence, the defining infrastructure of the 21st century is digital. Data centers are critical to this transformation. Across […]
The Hard Work of Leadership
When I was in high school, I worked for a dairy farmer who needed to transition one of his fields from row crops to grass. All winter, we plowed to clear the remnants of the previous crop, what had been good for a season but was no longer what the land needed for the future. […]