Enjoy this excerpt from our new book, Healthy Leadership. A few summers ago, we enjoyed a family trip to Greece. It is a land of boundless beauty with a long history of tremendous thinkers. While touring the Acropolis of Athens, our guide mentioned that when the restoration of this prized structure was being scheduled, time was…
Enjoy this excerpt from our new book, Healthy Leadership. Julie and I love the Olympics. In fact, we were thrilled when they started alternating the summer and winter Olympics so that we would only have to wait two years instead of four to watch the games. The Olympics embody all that is good and inspiring about…
Businesses seem to be settling into some variation of hybrid work arrangements. The most common arrangement seems to be two to three days each week in the office. That said, many of these same businesses are still struggling to make in-office time feel meaningful and not just a blind requirement to be in the office.…
As a young basketball player back in the day, I loved to watch Kareem Abdul-Jabbar play. I admired his sky hook and his elegant playing style that we had not seen before, particularly from a seven-foot player. Today, I appreciate Kareem for the man he is more than the player he was. Here is just…
Enjoy this excerpt from our new book, Healthy Leadership. Consider a time at work when you were crystal clear about where your team was going, how you would interact, and what results were expected. If you are fortunate enough to recall such a scenario, you likely worked with more confidence, greater speed, sharper focus, and heightened…
Enjoy this excerpt from our new book, Healthy Leadership. Best practices for leading are everywhere, and often the best ones don’t come from the world of business. For example, observe the leaders in your life outside of work. You might find nuggets of leadership excellence from a parent, an in-law, a clergy member, a speaker at…
Enjoy this excerpt from our new book, Healthy Leadership. A simple, proven way to clarify your vision and inspire action is to answer the following Fundamental Four questions being asked by your team, whether you hear them or not: 1. What are we trying to achieve? (Goals)2. How are we going to achieve it? (Plans)3. How…
Building your competence boosts your confidence ... and confidence is a close friend to high achievers. Building your competence is like cleaning your house. If you stop cleaning, dust collects. The need to clean never ends. To achieve the success you deserve, you need to find ways to be constantly improving. The task of building…
Talk to yourself like you are your own best friend … give the same advice, the same grace, the same encouragement.
Although we look forward to the holidays, it can be a time of overwhelming stress at work and at home. This address given by Wallace A. Kennedy, Professor of Psychology at our alma mater, Florida State University, is powerful and practical. He was talking to the students of Maclay School in Tallahassee. One of their…
