I’ve been watching Ted Lasso—and holy cow is there some awesome leadership wisdom in this show. Today I want to talk about a scene that really shows the limits of measuring your employees’ success on metrics alone. If you've never seen Ted Lesso...

I recently got a new horse. His name is Callahan. Dreamy, right? The problem is we're both from different planets. Pretty soon after getting Callahan, I realized I needed re-training. He grew up on a ranch in Nebraska. He's used to working long,...

As I walked into the office (okay I'm lying, it was a Zoom call), someone asked a very familiar question: “How’re things?” I replied, curtly. "Good! Good," and moved right along. When was the last time you told someone at work how you’re really...

I think our record was 7 weeks of continuous cancelations. For most of 2020, my calendar showed the same two meetings nearly every week. On Monday afternoons there was a 30-minute block called "Client Rounding" and on Friday afternoons was a...

What does it take to find and keep good people at your workplace? Surprisingly, the rebound from the Global COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a mass of people to quit or leave their jobs intentionally. Employers are confused and frustrated. Why are...

Let's be real: work can be tough. It could be manual labor that fatigues the body or taxing mental work. I never cease to be amazed at the conditions that humans can work in. From ship-breaking in the port town of Alang, India, to assembly-line...

Think about the best magic trick you've seen. Was it the cards that did the trick, or was it what the magician did with them? So in life, it isn't our things or even our people that give us the most fulfillment. It's what we do with them. The cards...

In this post: What is Company Culture?Ten Traits Common Among Top, Culture-defining LeadersWalking in Baby StepsThe Ten TraitsA People-Centered MindsetFlexibilityInvolve OthersSee Beyond "Profit" Address Leaders First"Life" is "Work"Start...