Tag Archives: mentoring

Everything I know about management I learned from gardening

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Jay Morris

It’s September again. The days are getting shorter, the nights cooler. The grass is staging a comeback, the liriope is in full bloom and the crepe myrtle is taking its final bow. As I walk around the yard, taking stock of this … Continue reading →

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So you want to be a CEO?

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Jay Morris

Last month, an article I wrote on “Tomorrow’s Leaders” landed on the cover of The Federal Credit Union magazine, NAFCU’s bimonthly publication. Back in August, when I was interviewing credit union CEOs for the piece, I shared some of their “secrets” here on … Continue reading →

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Aristotle, mentoring and the friends we choose

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Jay Morris

A few weekends ago, I was searching for something to read and found a slim volume by Peter Taylor that had been gathering dust on my shelf. Taylor was the gifted short-story writer and novelist who won a Pulitzer Prize … Continue reading →