Jonathan Pearson

  • A Simple Leadership Technique: Love

    Love the people you lead. Yeah, it sounds simple. We learned it in the first decent leadership book we ever read. But in the heat of the moment, when the pressure is on, when our butt is to the fire, it’s easy to overlook. A genuine love loves at all times. That’s real leadership.…

  • Never Assume ‘It’ll Do’

    I’ve thought it. You’ve thought it. You’ve been asked to do something that you didn’t really want to do and you get to a point and you think ‘this will do’. It’ll be good enough. Or You’re stuck with leading a project or special assignment and you really don’t see the importance of it.…

  • Following: Simon Says Let Me Lead

    Simon says, “hop on one foot.” Simon says, “raise your right hand.” We remember the game Simon Says and playing it as a child. One person would lead the group and give commands. If it didn’t begin with “Simon says,…” the group wasn’t supposed to make a move. A wrong move meant that the…

  • Kim Kardashian, Kris Humphries, & The Rest of Us

    In case you haven’t heard (how did you escape it?), Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries are getting a divorce. Yes, it had been just 72 days since the multi-million dollar wedding, but Kim has submitted the divorce papers. Some people are wondering if it wasn’t some huge publicity stunt, but I don’t think it…

  • Beauty From Distress

    Why do leaves change colors in the fall? Well, to summarize, it’s because the shorter days and smaller amounts of sunshine force the plants to begin storing food in itself for winter. In short, the trees begin to realize that they’re only weeks away from dying if they don’t do something. It’s really just…