INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Think of your organization (or your life, for that matter) as a field of shimmering wheat. Imagine you’re in a helicopter looking … [Read more...]
Issue #76: On How the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis Fuels Positivity, Handling Tough Times, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Did you know the words you choose to speak out loud actually influence the way you think and view the world? It’s what’s known … [Read more...]
Issue #37: On Steve Jobs’ Key to a Better Year Ahead, Creating Habits that Stick in the New Year, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Apple’s Steve Jobs once shared the key to having a better new year when he said, “You can only connect the dots … [Read more...]
Issue #21: On a Surprising Source of Creativity, Performing Under Pressure, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) More than ever in today’s increasingly challenging environment, success requires creativity. So, what does creativity require? … [Read more...]
Issue #18: On Developing Better Business Judgment, the Steve Jobs Rule for Handling Criticism, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Better results come from better decisions, which most directly come from better judgment. Research from the London … [Read more...]
Employee Happiness Boils Down to This Simple Equation
It's time for a simpler solution to employee happiness. It's time for...math?
Entire industries have been created to help people find happiness. And I'm not even counting when Apple comes out with a new i-anything. If I'm honest, so many "8 step … [Read more...]
These 9 Questions Will Help You Decide to Quit Your Job or Not
Quitting a job (or not) is a big decision. Here's help in wisely thinking it through.
It's an age-old question popularized by The Clash--"Should I stay or should I go?" Gallup's 2017 State of the American Workforce report indicates many choose the latter--in … [Read more...]
Basketball Coach Tom Izzo’s Screaming Rant Was Over the Line. It’s a Lesson for All Leaders in Accountability
March Madness brought out madness in the Michigan State coach--and it's worth getting mad over.
Like much of the country on Thursday, I was keeping one eye on March Madness--the summit of college basketball--when both of my eyes were drawn to something slightly … [Read more...]
NBA Coach Greg Popovich Just Set the Kind of Record that Great Leaders Shouldn’t Ever Set
It offers a lesson for all leaders on the need to cool down when heating up
San Antonio Spurs coach Greg Popovich got ejected in last night's game versus the Denver Nuggets, an important game with playoff implications. In and of itself, that's … [Read more...]
A Navy SEAL Commander Says Persevering Through the Toughest Challenges Requires These 4 Actions
Even among Navy SEALs, this guy has serious grit.
When it comes to getting through difficult challenges, there are certainly people who handle it better than others because they're tough. Then there are Navy SEALs. I'm a … [Read more...]
