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Embrace the Willingness to Look Foolish
“A wise person can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.” –Bruce Lee A few years ago I read a passage in a book from one of my favorite authors (Mark Batterson) that stuck with me. He talked about the importance of the...
The Ultimate Test of Leadership—Do You Create More Leaders?
“The best measure of leadership is whether you create more leaders.”—John Maxwell You place a very low ceiling on your leadership potential if you don’t take the time to mentor and develop others. Good leaders create loyal followers. Great leaders create other leaders...
Lessons Learned From 100 Hires
This year, I coached my older daughter’s soccer team again. At the first practice, I enthusiastically took notes. Some players hustled. Others showed natural skill. A few seemed reluctant to accept feedback. As the season progressed, I realized some of my first...
Are You Immune To Changing?
We all have a kind of emotional immune system that may be hidden from our awareness and preventing us from making changes we want to make in our lives. Today we will explore Harvard research that illuminates this habit we all have. In their book Immunity To...
Leadership Lessons From Winston Churchill—The Roaring Lion
It’s hard to imagine a more difficult leadership assignment in the history of the world than what Winston Churchill faced. There is a reason his most iconic portrait by Yousef Karsh was dubbed—The Roaring Lion—due to his penetrating scowl and fierce resolve. It can be...
In the Modern Era of Distraction Addiction, You Need This Skill
“Without great solitude, no serious work is possible.” —Pablo Picasso We are only beginning to see the long-term effects of our hyper-connected internet and smartphone era. Research from neuroscience and performance psychology is beginning to paint a compelling...
How Type-A Are You? Take the Type-A Quiz.
I recently learned the history of the term “Type A,” and I was surprised to discover it wasn't coined by a psychologist. It came from two cardiologists—and, according to the famous story, some unusually worn-out chairs. In the 1950s, San Francisco cardiologists Meyer...
