I feel like washing my truck makes it run better.
Stuck People Bingo
A persistently stuck person is a paper shredder on steroids.
A persistently stuck person is a paper shredder on steroids.
12 Career Poison Pills
You don’t need an enemy at work. But you can make one if you follow these steps.
You don’t need an enemy at work. But you can make one if you follow these steps.
Self-Sabotage: Stop Tripping Over Yourself
Leaders love control, but influence requires permission. Control freaks sabotage themselves.
Leaders love control, but influence requires permission. Control freaks sabotage themselves.
Necessary Negativity or Dangerous Pessimism
Pessimism is a lifeless struggle toward oblivion.
Pessimism is a lifeless struggle toward oblivion.
Money Is Distilled Life
Money makes life transferable. It compresses time into dollars.
Money makes life transferable. It compresses time into dollars.
Transparency Without Regret
People stop guessing when leaders share intentions, reasons, and goals.
People stop guessing when leaders share intentions, reasons, and goals.
The Boredom Crisis in Leadership
You can be busy and bored.
You can be busy and bored.
The #1 Driver of Performance Is Belonging
The foundation of wellbeing is belonging.
The foundation of wellbeing is belonging.
7 People Who Don’t Count. And 7 Who Do
Ignore the cheap seats. They’re crowded with cowards.
Ignore the cheap seats. They’re crowded with cowards.
Lessons From Ruts
I brought home a new Jeep Wrangler for a weekend test drive. It was Spring.
I brought home a new Jeep Wrangler for a weekend test drive. It was Spring.
Restless Optimism Not Toxic Positivity
Pessimists can’t lead. Leading is the practice of restless optimism.
Pessimists can’t lead. Leading is the practice of restless optimism.
5 Benefits of Over-Commitment
Doing too much isn’t failure. It’s ambition in motion. Grow through it.
Doing too much isn’t failure. It’s ambition in motion. Grow through it.
Confront the Lies of Comfort
Healthy reassurance stabilizes emotions and fosters trust. It gives people space to breathe before they act.
Healthy reassurance stabilizes emotions and fosters trust. It gives people space to breathe before they act.
Big Change Is Easier Than Small
Big change simplifies life when refusal is required.
Big change simplifies life when refusal is required.
Don’t Listen to the Change Fairy
Don’t expect the person who needs to change to change.
Don’t expect the person who needs to change to change.