Andy Books
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I have spent most of my life in a leadership capacity. That all began right from the time I was the lead in my elementary school play to my current position as a Sales Manager. My truest love and best work comes from teaching and training aspiring leaders how to be skilled and effective leaders, which is a large part of my current occupation. Thirty-five years of collective experience as a Corporate Trainer, College Instructor, Operations Manager, Classroom Facilitator, and Foodservice Manager have played major parts in forming my philosophies that surround company success through employee engagement. Teaching someone to effectively lead gives me the greatest joy, and I write a lot about it. My most important titles though? Father. Dad. Husband. They give me the best material to write and blog about, and you can find them on Linkedin and The Goodmen Project.
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For The Love Of All Things Ollie
"Nobody can fully understand the meaning of love, unless he’s owned a dog." ...
How To Avoid Becoming The Christmas Dick
Maybe Christmas, the Grinch thought, doesn't come from a store.
–Dr. Suess These are classic words...
A Message To My Kids On Father’s Day
B & K,
Do you remember this picture? I do. It's a custom-made framed picture you...
The Twenty-Four Most Important Notes He Will Ever Play
He did it the first time because he was asked, but it's turned into...
The Hardest Part Is The Failure
Failing sucks, but it's better than the alternative, which is not trying.
Sarah Dessen, Author This...
Learning to Fall… Again… and Again… and Again
Why do we fall, Bruce? So we can learn to pick ourselves back up.
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It’s A Doggone Fact: Sometimes, Life Chooses Us
Eight years ago, the Books household was blessed with its fifth family member, an...
Don’t Call Me Your Boss!
Is this scene familiar?
So you're at some event for work....a party, a company picnic...
The Road Not Taken – Following In My Father’s Footsteps
I am a born-and-bred Cheesehead. That's with a capital "C." For those of you...
22 Again: The Incalculable Value of Friendship
It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to...