Like flossing, Personal development plans are one of those things leaders know they “should” do.
But, “How do I help someone else create a plan when I’m not even fully sure what mine is…or how to get there?” The term...
40, Steady… and Still a Little 25
If time really does fly, then what do I actually want to fill it with? Over the weekend, I turned 40. And like clockwork, people...
“Apples don’t fall far from the tree.”
Over time, teams recalibrate what is normal. Pouring coffee at a tiny café in small-town Iowa teaches you a lot.How people take their coffee. How...
The world feels more divided than it has in a long time.
Here’s One Thing You Can Do About It. The world feels like it’s moving faster and becoming more divided than it has in a long...
Don’t Make the Same Leadership Mistake as the CEO of McDonald’s
"Our lives are fashioned by our choices. First we make our choices. Then our choices make us." Life is a series of choices. "Our lives...
“If I gave you $10,000 to go on a cruise, where would you go?”
The groundhog is always wrong. Six more weeks of winter? No thanks.I’m ready for new weather. More sun. A new season. And seasons, whether in...
How to handle difficult conversations and the secret to not getting old.
Two things that might not seem related at first glance:Having difficult conversations with a team member…And the secret to not getting old. Stay with me....
A Fish, Ted Lasso, and a Moving Sidewalk!
I am always scheming ways to chase the sun in the winter months, whether for work or play (#JoyIsMyJob). Last week, I was in Mexico...
Drivers Ed, 1×1 Meetings, and the 3-3-3 Rule
My 14-year-old recently got his driver’s permit, which seems crazy because just yesterday he was the size of a loaf of bread and permanently glued...