Tag Archives: On the Mark: Leadership Lessons

“If you are a sports fan I’m sure you’ve already heard all the hubbub about 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick refusing to stand for the National Anthem last Friday night in a preseason game with the Packers. Apparently, this is all about the United States’ treatment of racial minorities.” —Mark Liston Continue reading →

“As I mentioned last week, my wife and I were recently in San Diego for the Secret Knock. This was my third Secret Knock event and Mary Kay’s first.” —Mark Liston Continue reading →

“Leadership means taking things to the next level. Sometimes it is in industry. Other times in business. Still other times in sports. This week I’ve had a chance to experience this at all three levels. In each situation leadership had to be involved to ‘take it up.’” —Mark Liston Continue reading →

One of the books that my wife, Mary Kay, has in her library is “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff … and It’s All Small Stuff.” —Mark Liston Continue reading →

“The Peanuts cartoon by Charles Schulz has always been one of my favorites. The strip on December 31st … combined with an event that happened at the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, Texas … started me thinking about this week’s leadership lesson.” —Mark Liston Continue reading →

“Before heading to Reno for Auto Glass Week™ I was in Washington, D.C., for the International Franchise Association’s Franchise Action Network’s Annual Meeting. More than 400 franchisors and franchisees met to go to a Capitol Hill meeting with Congressmen and Senators fighting for small business.”—Mark Liston Continue reading →

“Last Thursday morning it was 1:55 a.m. I have a 5:05 a.m. flight to St. Louis from the Austin airport. It is only 105 miles from home and almost all interstate. My wife Mary Kay is in Calgary and I decide to go to bed very early and get up at 1:30 a.m. instead of getting a hotel room in Austin. I’ve always been an early morning person and figure I’ll have almost 90 minutes to spare.” —Mark Liston Continue reading →

“Two quick leadership stories come to my mind that are prime examples of ‘controlling what one can control.’” —Mark Liston Continue reading →

The world has changed. I remember hearing the story about President Franklin Roosevelt and how the press would never show him in a wheelchair because it could be viewed that America was weak.
Today popular people say or write (Tweet/Facebook) whatever is on their mind. Continue reading →

“Another week of travel and another week of incredible memories about what I learned from three brothers. I work with one of the brothers. I would love to work with the other two!” —Mark Liston Continue reading →

“Picture this. We are in Portland, Ore., over the weekend for the wedding of my wife’s niece. More than 30 family members are in town for the event. Among them are three of Mary Kay’s nephews—one is a police officer from Las Vegas, one is a career Navy man who is also one of only 90 master divers in the U.S. Navy. The third of my wife’s nephews is 15 years old. Also in the group are 12-year-old twins—sons of the diver.” —Mark Liston Continue reading →

“This has been a very interesting week for me for a couple of reasons. First, Dina Dwyer-Owens, Dwyer Group’s CEO for many years, invited a friend of hers to speak to our corporate group. John Assaraf visited from California and gave us a 45 minute inspirational presentation. I encourage you to go to YouTube and/or Amazon and watch/read more about John. Amazing stuff.” —Mark Liston Continue reading →