You’ve likely seen a leader who seems to have failed at every single position they’ve ever had, yet keeps getting promoted. At first glance, one would assume that leader should have been fired and black bagged rather than given newer, higher opportunities. Indeed, many are treated this way though we…

How to tackle life one bite at a time The longer I write these articles, the more I realize something very profound; we are terrible at applying lessons uniformly in our life. We have an odd trait of building walls between things we know. I think this is why we’re…

Efficiency’s dependency on employee empowerment Empowerment does not Motivate, it Facilitates The idea of empowering employees is not a new one, yet it is often not understood. Most text on empowerment discusses employee motivation, which is certainly important. Yet they nearly always assume motivation is the only issue. …

Exponential increases in how much you get done Productivity and Rice There are several versions of the rice story which are ultimately designed to educate the audience on the concept of compound interest before the word existed. In case you haven’t heard them, the basic premise is “would you rather have 1000 grains…

Passion is a fascinating topic. In the workplace, we can’t make ourselves passionate. Leaders cannot force passion onto their teams. We like to think we hire for passion but passion can be faked in an interview. …

Align your family with purpose and serenity. I’ve written before about the benefit of visualizing your goals and I’ve written before about the benefits of visualizing work a team is engaged with. As always, these concepts from the corporate world can help at home as well. Creating a visual reminder…

I heard an amazing line on a podcast yesterday, “I know the right answer for you, but that’s not the right answer for you.” I’m sure you’ve heard some version of this idea but the phrasing of this line is the first time I’ve agreed with the sentiment. The context…

Say it with me, “No.” I am convinced that the reason so many of us struggle to say “no” is because we don’t feel like we’ve earned the right. We ask ourselves, “who am I to say no?” …

“If you don’t fail, you’re not trying hard enough.” — Jillian Michaels Managers in today’s business environment are tasked with leading for innovation. Unlike management in earlier eras, a leader is not able to simply assign innovative work but can only remove obstacles. The hardest obstacle for a manager to…