Category: Roaring Fork Valley
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Guns, Bombs and Hard Conversations
What do we know about Diego Barajas Medina, the man found dead in Glenwood Springs with a relative arsenal of weapons and explosives? At this point, very little — at least very little about his motivation and what he intended to do prior to committing suicide. However, we do know a lot about what Medina…
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The Power of Four: Whose Opinion Matters Most?
My wife recently attempted the Audi Power of Four Trail Run. For those of you who are not familiar, it’s a 50K race up and down our four mountains: Aspen, Highlands, Buttermilk and Snowmass. At the halfway mark she was short of the cutoff time and was not allowed to continue. The heck of it…
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Basalt River Park: authentic vs. inauthentic
A desire to be your authentic self is a noble goal. Labeling someone inauthentic has become an insult that cuts deeply. There is a potential problem, though, with touting our authenticity. What happens if you are authentically a rude, snarky and condescending person? Is your authenticity still something to hold up as a badge of…
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Stop Labeling ‘Gen Z’ers’ and Start Leading Them
It seems like it was just yesterday the workforce was lamenting about millennials. They don’t work hard, they are selfish, they are spoiled, etc. Millennials can take a breath and relax because Generation Z has now taken up the mantle of the lazy, spoiled and selfish generation. I am a Gen Xer and I remember…
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Finding Your Edge
Two hundred young men were gathered and ready to start the journey of a lifetime, Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training, aka “BUD/S,” in Coronado, California. Six months of training boasting a 70% attrition rate. You read that correctly. Seven out of 10 who attempt the training quit. Even with the competitive nature of military units in…
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Quietly Leading the Way
“Errol, I pay a guy with a quarter of your credentials a boat load of money to get his thoughts on leadership,” said a friend of mine when I told him I had become frustrated with the FBI’s culture but felt I couldn’t leave because it was too late to start a new career at…