Inspired, Not Retired : Leadership Lessons from Father to Son

He proudly served our country for over 30 years.

But his father provided his greatest inspiration.

For Colonel Burl Randolph, Jr., leadership began at home, while living in Kansas City, MO's toughest zip code. His dad was a man of few words but had great vision, from which the younger Randolph learned his lifelong leadership lessons. And when the decorated combat veteran faced his own retirement, he recalled his dad’s cardinal rule:

“A man ought to always stay busy.”

Randolph’s powerful story is far more than a tribute to his father.

As he successfully explored the complex relationships between parents and children, and fathers and sons, he also determined that,

This book is about inspired leadership before and during retirement.

An accomplished leader, Dr. Randolph detailed how he found his purpose, fulfilled his mission, and forged his legacy, even as he reestablished himself in retirement.

He quickly learned that “Don’t allow retirement to become your gateway into nothingness.”

Inspired, Not Retired is a roadmap for inspired leadership in our working lives and in retirement.
This true-life story resonates with inspired leaders because of the deeply felt love, honor, courage, resilience, and life-changing mentorship it conveyed between a father and son.

In retirement, you can contribute or make a difference. From the battlefield to the boardroom, Dr./Colonel Randolph continued to make a difference in his community as he transformed into a successful business leader.

Buy Inspired, Not Retired, to discover how one man established his inspired leadership legacy by learning and applying his father's leadership lessons and values.

Dr. Burl Randolph Jr. is a Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership, a retired Army Colonel with nearly 32 years of service, and a decorated combat veteran with three tours in Iraq. He has spent his entire life Helping Leaders Design Legacies That Last © through inspired leadership, coaching, and mentoring. In the Army, Dr. Randolph sought and accepted the challenges of management and leadership through 15 leadership positions from Team Chief through Chief Executive Officer across the United States, Europe, and the Middle East.

Dr. Randolph served in more than 20 locations and used his unique leadership style to cultivate, motivate, and appreciate diverse populations through thousands of hours of counseling,coaching, and mentoring. As an avowed mentoring acolyte, he has written extensively about mentoring in blogs, his master's thesis, and his doctoral dissertation. Dr. Randolph translated his military leadership experiences into practical application by forming a Leadership and Management Consulting company, MyWingman, LLC, which focuses on Action-oriented, Results-based,Value-driven service as a Trusted-agent.