Spotlights

Culture

Creating culture—Can you create it? Buzz words, mission statements, acronyms on walls, etc. is not culture. Service is the by-product of our culture at KB. I think the biggest mistakes we made early on were thinking that we could somehow…

Momentum

They were winning, but then they lost momentum. Boy the momentum has clearly shifted in the other teams favor. They have BIG MO on their side now. Those three sports clichés are repeated in almost every sports telecast. It doesn’t…

Alignment

Every October, we finish our strategic plan for the upcoming year. It is important for us to do this work BEFORE the end of the year so that our team knows where we are going. I have used the analogy…

The Importance of Annual Planning

January 2015 will be the start of KB Building Services 30th year serving others exceptionally well in the Omaha-Lincoln-Council Bluffs areas. I was reflecting back on our history when our executive team gathered for our Annual Strategic Plan in October….

Love

Love has the capacity to heal…. Sometimes it takes ‘tough love’, but love nonetheless. Emotions like anger are powerful, but anger doesn’t hold a candle to love. Love conquers all. We are taught that first we must love ourselves in…

Journey not Destination

When we win a NCAA championship in college football my life will be complete. As a diehard fan since 1976 and a season ticket holder for Nebraska football since 1991, this was my annual mantra from about 1980 until 1994….

Powerful Beyond Measure

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure” The above quote is an excerpt from the famous Marianne Williamson poem, A Return to Love. Do you believe it? Is…

Insecurities

“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain” Wizard of Oz, 1939 That sums up a lot of my career. I was always hustling to make sure that no one could see what was behind the curtain. Because really…

Worthiness

At times in my life I think I have damaged relationships because I have had a low self-worth. I would beat them to the finish line and push them away. I thought if and when they really get to know…

Serving Others

I sometimes get confused when serving others if I am caring for them or trying to cure them. When I try to cure them I feel tired, anxious, arrogant, and afraid. I am usually concerned with being right, the solutions,…