billhamp 
March 13, 2013“I’m not looking for the best players, Craig. I’m looking for the right ones.” Herb Brooks, Coach 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team This is simply one of my favorite quotes from one of my favorite movies. I’m not looking for the best players, I’m looking for the right ones. Each day as we sit and Continue reading →
billhamp November 2, 2012Real quick brief thought for Friday. Truth is, a lot of life happened today (Thursday) and I ended up just doing that instead of writing and doing other things that I had planned. Happens that way sometimes. Earlier today I was reading through some notes that I’d taken years ago at a conference that me Continue reading →
billhamp October 15, 2012The other day Amanda and I were on our Thursday morning breakfast date. She was telling me about her frustration with a common phrase that we’ve all used. As she was telling me about this, I looked at her and said, “That’s a blog post. You need to guest post on my blog!” She thankfully Continue reading →
billhamp October 10, 2012Welcome to Core Value Wednesday. Now listen, this is a long one. Almost 2x as long as my normal post, however, I encourage you to give this one your time. If you lead people, if you are an influencer in your organization, you will want to be sure and take the lessons from this post Continue reading →
billhamp September 26, 2012I was reviewing my list of my leadership core values today. The fact is I’ve always had these, however, when I was leading my team I don’t think I did as good a job as I should have regularly and intentionally articulating them. These values tell your team how you will react in a given Continue reading →
