Thought Leaders

Any leader worth their salt knows that important work cannot be done without a high-performing and highly committed team. Some of the best leaders I've observed over 50 years use the following strategies to build and bolster the teams they work on/with: Provide a...

Tools have forever pushed and accelerated the accomplishments of the human race. Consider levers, wheels, pulleys, paper, ballpoint pens, hammers, pliers, telegraphs, etc. We could spend the rest of the day naming tools of advancement, both simple and complex.   Enter...

Why does "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing? Why does "beat down" and "beat up" mean the same thing? When we choose to accomplish difficult, noble, BOLD work, the inevitable "beat downs" and "beat ups" will come our way. The grandstands are full and...

The collective intelligence of a team can be thought of as an organizational "brain." Our personal brain processes millions of bits of information, every moment of every day. So does the organizational brain. Our personal brain automates as much decision making as...

We all desire to be effective and successful. It's in our DNA. In almost all circumstances, we are more likely to be effective and successful if others lend us a hand in the process. How can we better connect with others? HELP - when we help others, they almost always...

What fun it is to play on a high performing team! What if we had the power and ability to shape the performance team of our dreams. What would those team members look like? Curious Relational Self starting Not risk averse Systemic thinker Emotionally intelligent...

Complex problems seem not to have simple solutions. Complex problems require multiple and combined engaged minds to craft workable solutions. Collaborative attempts at applying efficacious solutions to complex problems is messy, time-consuming, confounding, and often...

"Wish" and "Aspire" are both verbs that hint at some eventual improved state. However, they imply very different things. If we "wish" for something, it suggests that we're victims, somehow at the mercy of circumstances (of all kinds and varieties). To "aspire," on the...

The road to betterment is fraught with fits and starts. And that path toward improvement has way stations aplenty manned by the negative, the fearful, and the recalcitrant. Some Dos and Don'ts for the journey toward betterment... DOs: Stay focused Smile incessantly...

The most impactful people I know are intentional and voracious learners. They are extremely disciplined at pursuing and achieving the very best versions of themselves possible. Almost all those folks whom I watch, read, and listen to have mentors. The best of those...