Essays, briefs, and short pieces on formation, founder identity, and what scale costs when you don't pay attention.
Excellence has become a buzz word for vision and mission statements. It's a great aspiration as long you truly understand what it means. Once you do though, it will change your leadership, your team, and your...
Read essayInterviews are inherently nerve racking. Sometimes the interviewers make it that way intentionally (bad ones anyway). But we always feel that odd mixture of anxiety and excitement. Especially when we interview for a job...
Read essayI got fired. A week ago today, my boss told me during our weekly phone call that the numbers weren't working. It hurt. Even if I had a sneaky suspicion that it was coming. The past week has been filled with a few...
Read essayUnity. We know it when we feel it, but we especially know it when it’s not there. When we are unified within our teams or departments, then projects and tasks seem to be easier and we tackle them better.
Read essayThe Super Bowl is the single largest sporting event in America every year. Two teams have beaten out 30 others to make it to the holy grail of football. And this Sunday, after 3 hours of struggle, one team will earn the...
Read essayBuilding a successful team can be one of the toughest responsibilities of a leader. Frequently, teams, not individuals, are what make-or-break organizations. So, how are great and successful teams built? There are many...
Read essayIf you are in any place of leadership, then you've had to train or retrain a team member. But, have you found that just because you tell someone how to do a task that it doesn't mean that they will do it? Or if they...
Read essayThere are so many things that will hurt each of us in life. You will never be able to control what others will or won't do. However, you can control how you will respond and you can control how and if you heal from the...
Read essayHave you ever been hurt? Hurt by someone who was important to you or a random stranger? Of course you have! You're a freakin' human being! But, do you still carry that hurt with you? If you do, this post is for you. ...
Read essay2014 is drawing to a close and it has been quite a year for me since starting this blog. What started out as an inner-office email is now a full-blown website with 69 subscribers (as of this writing)! So, to commemorate...
Read essayDo you struggle to make the most out the time you have? Maybe you feel like there isn't enough time in the day. Whatever your complaint, you recognize that time is your most important commodity and it needs to be...
Read essayHave you ever been frustrated that people weren't coming to your business, church, or events? Or that once they did, they didn't seem to stick around? Photo credit: flickr.com/photos/yourdon/ This is a problem that...
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