By Scott Westerman Listen to an audio version of this message. “Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” ~ George Bernard Shaw Today was the day when thousands of Spartans came to East Lansing to set up shop for a new school year. For some, the new beginnings…

By Scott Westerman Listen to an audio version of this message. “No matter how bad things may seem, there’s always someone else who has it worse.” Kelly Finger McNeela There is a new Superhero in my life. I met her, as often happens, because I am a Spartan. And so…

By Scott Westerman Sustainable success and self esteem are interconnected. The best leaders turn the act of strengthening self confidence into a high art. Keith Murnighan is the author of one of the best management books of the year. “Do Nothing. How to Stop Overmanaging and Become a Great Leader,”…

By Scott Westerman Listen to an audio version of this message.  “Act now as would the person you hope to become and you will become that person.” Confucius  I’m continually amazed at what people will post on Facebook. The most over-the-top example was the page entitled “John Doe got me drunk.”…

By Scott Westerman Listen to an audio version of this message. There are days when we feel like the world’s problems are never going to go away. How do you keep the faith and positively impact productive change, while facing an unpleasant current reality? Andrew Pochter was stabbed to death…

By Scott Westerman Listen to an audio version of this message.  “The superior person is modest in speech but exceeds in actions.” Confucius  Let this be the year when you make something happen. That was my challenge in the first MM of the new year. We’re half way through it. Where…

By Scott Westerman Listen to an audio version of this message. “There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” – Nelson Mandela Think about this: Everything that has been accomplished was first…

By Scott Westerman Listen to an audio version of this message. “My father gave the me the greatest gift anyone could give another person. He believed in me.” ~Jim Valvano The world needs more father figures. We need more men who listen to us with full attention, pick us up…

By Scott Westerman Listen to an audio version of this message. Scott’s Maxim – “Leading a team is one continual story problem. Those closest to the customer know the answers.” The Apple Campus on “Infinite Loop Drive” in Cupertino radiates innovation. So having lunch with a Spartan who is part…

By Scott Westerman Listen to an audio version of this message. “Motherhood is.. the one job where, the better you are, the more surely you won’t be needed in the long run.” ~ Barbara Kingsolver, Pigs In Heaven Robyn Ackerman wrote a great post this week about a certain group…