Ann McGee-Cooper Monday marked my first day to enjoy showing up with only the small amount of hair that is managing to sprout. Finally I have grown enough new hair to feel comfortable without my wig. I continue to learn so much on this journey. For one thing, I am more keenly aware that who… Read more »
From the Treehouse
Water Work: Bridgeway Humanitarian Projects in El Salvador
Interested in a financial firm based on generosity, servant leadership and living inspiring values in place of greed, fame and accruing power? Meet Bridgeway Capital Management, who has been one of AMCA’s Legacy Clients since 2010. Bridgeway was founded by John Montgomery in 1993, and is based in Houston, Texas. The firm applies a highly… Read more »
On the Road Again…
AMCA Heading to the International Servant Leadership Conference by Andrea Tristan This week the AMCA Team is headed to Indianapolis for the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership’s 22nd annual International Conference. It is a privilege for our team to have the opportunity to attend this conference each year. This year we will be presenting during… Read more »
Coppell Motor Rodeo
Those who spend even a brief amount of time with Ann McGee-Cooper or any of her Partners usually learn that generous giving is a core component of AMCA, Inc.’s Culture. I also know, however, that a small yet well-connected firm like AMCA, Inc. likely simply receives more charitable requests than can be accommodated. Nonetheless, I… Read more »
Growing Genius Learned from My Garden
by Ann McGee-Cooper I love to garden and spent the weekend working around the lower water garden replacing old pots with new glazed pots. As I worked on this project I was astounded to discover that all nine pots were held tightly in place by roots coming up from the fig tree that spreads her… Read more »
A New Beginning: Welcoming Stephen Hayes
Andrea Tristan, Stephen Hayes, and AMCA Team This week we welcomed Stephen Hayes, our new summer intern, into our Team/family. A Dallas native attending business school at Washington University in St. Louis, Stephen expressed a deep interest in servant leadership and how it can benefit the workplace and the quality of life of those who… Read more »
Adventures from Childhood
By Ann McGee-Cooper I enjoy special memories of days in the early spring climbing as high as I could into neighborhood trees and imagining bold dreams as I looked out across the neighborhood (visioning the whole world stretched out before me.) What was also special were a small band of playmates who joined in as… Read more »
Servant Leadership: An Organizational Immune System
by Ann McGee-Cooper When I walk out on my deck I am immediately aware of how well or poorly I have tended my garden. This morning seeing five spectacular hibiscus blossoms really made my heart sing. I have been thinking about servant leadership as the immune system of an organization or team. And I think… Read more »
Southwest Airlines Culture Committee Meeting Report
by Ann McGee-Cooper Carol Haddock, Matt Kosec and I attended a two-day Culture Committee Meeting with Southwest Airlines in Orlando to kick off this year’s exciting challenges. It was dynamite. We broke into teams and had some really fun competition. But our real focus is to address current business challenges, understand them as a dynamic… Read more »
Innovations at AMCA: Clients Teaching Clients
By Ann McGee-Cooper, Ed.D. Recently we had a request for a proposal on servant leadership, an introduction to executive leaders who were currently in a traditional hierarchical culture. As we got to the end of our call I explained that it is our custom to bring in a top leader from one of our… Read more »