What looks smart behind your desk often looks stupid in the real world.
Control the Cape
Avoid thoughtless impulse. Act consciously toward things you can’t control.
Avoid thoughtless impulse. Act consciously toward things you can’t control.
The Focus Most Get Wrong
Long-term goals are good for direction, not daily practices.
Long-term goals are good for direction, not daily practices.
A Simple Two-Second Pause
Choose useful or painful in a two-second pause.
Choose useful or painful in a two-second pause.
Character Before Skill
Success is narrow; failure is an abyss. “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Tolstoy
Success is narrow; failure is an abyss. “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Tolstoy
10 Tactics of Obnoxious Leaders
Incompetent leaders believe progress depends on them. Their presence feels heavy.
Incompetent leaders believe progress depends on them. Their presence feels heavy.
Credibility Gives You a Voice
Leaders who skip backstage work borrow credibility they haven’t earned. The debt comes due at the worst time. People shut them out.
Leaders who skip backstage work borrow credibility they haven’t earned. The debt comes due at the worst time. People shut them out.
Don’t Fight Spoon Wars
Large spoons provide the right ratio for soup and cereal. Regular spoons are for breakfast yogurt.
Large spoons provide the right ratio for soup and cereal. Regular spoons are for breakfast yogurt.
5 Ways to Redefine Meetings
What’s your definition of a meeting?
What’s your definition of a meeting?
The Superhero of Compassion
Frailty is the channel of tenderness.
Frailty is the channel of tenderness.
The “Call Five People” Rule
Isolation is destructive security. Use the “Call Five People” rule to shatter your silo.
Isolation is destructive security. Use the “Call Five People” rule to shatter your silo.
Constructive Friction for Leaders
Fitting-in congeals complacency. Conformity doesn’t keep the peace; it puts people to sleep.
Fitting-in congeals complacency. Conformity doesn’t keep the peace; it puts people to sleep.
Don’t Coach the Dead
The more capable the person, the more valuable development.
The more capable the person, the more valuable development.
The Humility Advantage
Arrogance advantages self over others.
Arrogance advantages self over others.
Create Your Best Meeting Ever
Tolerance of bad meetings is permission for more.
Tolerance of bad meetings is permission for more.
Trailblazer Courage
In times of crisis, take a pay cut, work longer hours, jump in and do the “grunt work”.
In times of crisis, take a pay cut, work longer hours, jump in and do the “grunt work”.