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Answer The Tough Questions Little Billy asks his mother her age. She replies, “Gentlemen don’t ask ladies that question.” Billy then asks his mother how much she weighs. Again his mother replies, “Gentlemen don’t ask ladies that question.” The boy then asks, “Why did Daddy leave you?” To this, the mother says, “You shouldn’t ask that,” and sends him to his room. On the way, Billy trips over his mother’s purse. When he picks it up, her driver’s license falls out. Billy runs back into the room. “I know all about you now. You are 42 years old, weigh 138 pounds and Daddy left you because you got an ‘F’ in sex!” Moral--Sometimes it best to answer the tough questions truthfully to keep others from making up their own answers. ​Leading Narratives:  The perfect collection of stories, jokes and wits of wisdom for leaders By Dan Spainhour Paperback 6 x 9; 124 pages $24.95 ​Buy Now Instant Download $19.95 Get both the book and the download  $34.95 I really enjoyed your book, it came at a time we

Nan Carney-DeBord Director of Athletics at Denison University has been a subscriber since 2015 In eleven years as the Director of Athletics at Denison University, Carney-DeBord has made a definitive impact on the campus community with her brand of competitive excellence. She returned to her alma mater in 2011 as the Director of Athletics and faculty chair of the Health, Exercise and Sport Studies major and was promoted to Associate Vice President in 2016. Denison athletics’ foundation of competitive excellence is based on the values of trust, teamwork, integrity, leadership, growth mindset and diversity. In 2021, Carney-DeBord was named 2021 Women Leaders in College Sports Nike Executive of the Year Award.  We are proud and honored to have Nan Carney-DeBord on our team of subscribers! Our subscribers know that great leaders never stop learning and they never stop reading. They realize that for less than most people's monthly cable bill they can receive a year's worth of informa

  Former manager Andrew Oldham talks about his time and the early days of the Rolling Stones Along with the Rolling Stones  you will also find much more in the December 2021 issue of The Coaching and Leadership Journal including: Leadership lessons from the Wright Brothers Leadership tips from Carol Hutchins—Michigan Softball Q & A with master teacher Diane Ravitch Learning from the firing of a national champion Their thoughts—Caryl Smith Gilbert, Georgia Track & Field Dealing with criticism Lessons to be learned from Gruden’s downfall Lessons from managing The Rolling Stones Coaching corner with world series champion Brian Snitker The good and bad of decision making Colin Powell’s 13 rules to live by And Much More! Want your copy? Buy now and both the print & digital December editions will be sent to you. Buy now! Start an annual subscription Request a sample issue