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Alone
If you have not seen the TV show Alone, it is one of my favorites, and well worth watching. For those of you unfamiliar with Alone, it is an American survival competition series on the History channel. Some seasons can be found on Netflix. It follows the...
Stop Fighting the Operating Rules of Your Brain and Work Smarter (4 Key Strategies)
Growing up, my parents always encouraged hard work. I started my first job—a paper route—at age 12. I had to wake up at 5am and used my roller blades while my dad drove our old yellow station wagon with the hatch open and all the newspapers in the back. I’d hang on to...
Just Like Me…
You’ve heard me say it before, but it’s worth repeating—the brain is a prediction machine. The brain’s primary purpose is to keep us alive—and the best way to stay alive is to predict things in our environment, avoid danger. But research clearly shows this innate...
10 Best Practices for Hiring (and Keeping) a Top Team
Ever since I became a manager 14 years ago, I’ve been curious about best practices for hiring. I’ve been part of organizations that struggled to keep vacancy rates of over half their employees—and teams that have hardly any turnover. I’ve been interested in questions...
Feel the Fear, Then Do It Anyway
“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t—you’re right.” –Henry Ford In 1987 psychologist Susan Jeffers wrote her bestselling book Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway, which sold millions of copies. Many successful entrepreneurs and business leaders rank this book...
Organizations With a Structured Onboarding Process May Retain 50% More New Hires
Right after graduate school I began working at a maximum security prison. The pay was good, the work was exciting, and they offered student loan forgiveness programs. I was assigned a work mentor who would help with my onboarding process. The first stop was the armory...
Perfectionism—The Secret Thief of Dreams
Most of you have probably never heard of Lord Acton, but I bet you have heard the phrase, “Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely,” attributed to him. John Dalberg-Acton—or Lord Acton—was a 19th century historian. His story is really quite tragic, and...
