Being a father to my four children has been one of the greatest joys and also challenges of my life. (Being a grandfather is in close competition about the joy!) I have learned much, experienced immense highs and lows and it has required me to stretch in unanticipated ways. My relationship with my own dad, my kids and other dads around me has taught me much about leadership and I have found that many of the principles one uses to be a successful parent can apply to the simila

In 2008 I had the privilege of visiting the beaches of Normandy that included the American Cemetery that is located above the cliffs of Omaha Beach. As a young boy being the son of a Green Beret Officer, I devoured many a book that spoke of the historic importance of the Allied Invasion and how after the first several waves of Infantrymen from the 1st and 29th Infantry Divisions assaulting Omaha Beach were decimated by the dense and well protected German defenses, General Eis