The Bad Apple & The Good Leader

Thanks go out to my long time mentor Howard Fear for this article;
Coding Horror: The Bad Apple: Group Poison.

As I reflect on current and past teams I have to agree with every one of the points. Bad Apples to quickly destroy a great team, and great leaders minimize bad apples and raise the qualities of the whole team.

Human nature seems to enjoy the bad, the cynic, the non-positive. The challenge for me always seems to be in finding the good and creating the positive environment. But I too, reflect human nature, more often than I care to admit. Sinking to being part of the bad apples is way too easy, being a good leader is a real struggle.

This article is a great challenge to step up to the positive leadership role that we are all called to live.

Thanks Howard.

Boulder Cup Cycle-cross

What a great afternoon! We had the great opportunity to hang out in Boulder this afternoon and check out the Boulder Cup cycle-cross race. My cousin Chad Cheeney, of Durango Devo fame, was in town with a few friends (Brendan & Greg) for the Boulder Cup race. These three guys raced in the Men's Elite class and treated us to some great bike racing.

I so blown away at the strength and agility of these riders and what amazing athletes they are.
Check out the whole set of pics @ http://picasaweb.google.com/jscusc/BoulderCup#

I will be watching more of this type of racing. It was amazing and lots of fun!

Great job Cheeney!