Thirsty Horse Organizations achieve success, (or otherwise) according to the core values of the leader. When I founded TEP, my core value was winning with honor. I would outwork anyone to get the win, but I would not cheat. 26 Aug 2022 Emotional Fuel Organizations achieve success, (or otherwise) according to the core values of the leader. When I founded TEP, my core value… Pete Jernigan
Thirsty Horse The founding core of Tower Engineering Professionals (TEP) was as a tower structural engineering firm. The straightforward name said it all. You knew exactly what we did. The logo is a stylized tower and shadow. (Thank you, Alberto. Your logo lives on into the decades.) 24 Aug 2022 Founding Core The founding core of Tower Engineering Professionals (TEP) was as a tower structural engineering firm. The straightforward name said it… Pete Jernigan
Thirsty Horse In his book, The Captain Class, Sam Walker researched the performance of hundreds of sports teams over the last two centuries. His goal was to discover what made the greatest teams of all time. The book title is his conclusion. It was the captains. They were the primary factor. 24 Aug 2022 Virtues of Leadership In his book, The Captain Class, Sam Walker researched the performance of hundreds of sports teams over the last two… Pete Jernigan
Thirsty Horse My business partners and I are building a world class real estate development company. I launched the company in 2017 because it was what I wanted. 24 Aug 2022 Decide What You Want, Then Do That My business partners and I are building a world class real estate development company. I launched the company in 2017… Pete Jernigan
Thirsty Horse At the age of 46 I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. My urologist recommended surgery and urged me not to delay more than a couple of months. He said surgery would save my life. 24 Aug 2022 Reading and Cancer At the age of 46 I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. My urologist recommended surgery and urged me not to… Pete Jernigan
Thirsty Horse I stood by myself while dad yelled at my facemask, “Knock him on his ass.” Football coaches sometimes did that in 1978. Usually, it was brief and impersonal. Not with dad. He raged a storm of invective at me until the tears flowed. 24 Aug 2022 Alone I stood by myself while dad yelled at my facemask, “Knock him on his ass.” Football coaches sometimes did that… Pete Jernigan
Thirsty Horse The worst that can happen to the victim of emotional cruelty is to have his feelings dismissed. My outrage increased with every such encounter with authority because I already knew the outcome. But I went ahead, anyway. 24 Aug 2022 The Leader Owns It The worst that can happen to the victim of emotional cruelty is to have his feelings dismissed. My outrage increased… Pete Jernigan
Thirsty Horse It is not the big that eat the little, it is the fast that eat the slow. I repeated that mantra during my first 18 years leading Tower Engineering Professionals (TEP). But the behavior began much sooner… 24 Aug 2022 The Speed of Pete It is not the big that eat the little, it is the fast that eat the slow. I repeated that… Pete Jernigan
Thirsty Horse My girls are very good basketball players. All three earned basketball trophies of merit, not participation. About half of the trophies in this photo are academic awards while the balance is mostly for basketball achievements. 24 Aug 2022 Initiative My girls are very good basketball players. All three earned basketball trophies of merit, not participation. About half of the… Pete Jernigan
Thirsty Horse In my Christian faith we commonly use the terms head knowledge and heart knowledge. Head knowledge is knowing the Bible. Heart knowledge is living it. The combination makes wisdom but if I had to choose one, it would be living it. 24 Aug 2022 Why Listen to Me about Leadership? In my Christian faith we commonly use the terms head knowledge and heart knowledge. Head knowledge is knowing the Bible.… Pete Jernigan
