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A Leadership Lesson from Metallica
“You can either focus on looking good or getting good, but you can’t do both.” –Marshall Goldsmith, Top Ranking Executive Coach On April 11, 1983, at 9am, the band members of the soon-to-be global rockstars Metallica were preparing to record their first studio album...
Great Leadership Always Includes Gratitude
Here is today’s BIG IDEA—The research is very clear that gratitude changes your brain chemistry and wiring, your leadership results, your physical health, and the health of your organization. Many years ago, I was leading meth recovery groups for the VA hospital. One...
Embrace Experimentation and Fail Forward
"Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It's quite simple, really. Double your rate of failure." -Thomas Watson, CEO IBM Today’s BIG IDEA: Research shows that the most successful people have a fundamentally different mindset toward failure. They are...
The Top 5 Regrets People Have at the End of Life
“Regrets are illuminations come too late.” –Joseph Campbell The BIG IDEA: What if you could know what most people regret at the end of life and use that information to change your choices long before your death? Now you can. My father’s story If you have ever felt a...
Can Leaders Have More Impact on Employee Mental Health Than Therapists or Doctors?
Many years ago, I had a terrible work experience I will never forget. I was halfway through my doctoral program, working on my dissertation, trying to pay the bills, living in a dingy apartment, and working 32 hours a week. It was a challenging season of life. I had...
Mudita: The Antidote To Envy
“It is in the character of very few, to honor without envy, a friend who has prospered.” –Aeschylus There is a famous story about the Buddha which teaches an essential life lesson. One day a king invited the Buddha and his monks for lunch. On their way to the palace,...
Your Brain is Fooling You Every Day, Without Your Awareness—Here is What to Do About it
The Big Idea: The phenomenon of Cognitive Bias has been studied for more than 50 years. Despite decades of research, most leaders are not aware of how these errors in thinking influence their decisions every single day. The best leaders will learn about (and ways to...
