Embrace the Pain
I had a recent conversation with my trainer, Jimmy, about the counter-intuitive nature of bodybuilding. He was challenging me prior to one of our last sets of the session, “your body is going to be screaming ‘go faster’ and burn through this set, I want you to overpower your natural emotions and continue to work […]
Why the Chicago Bulls Won Six Titles
I am from Chicago and grew up in the 1980’s and 1990’s. So, I know more about Michael Jordan, and the Chicago Bulls’ glory years of the 1990’s than I’d like to admit. The championships, celebrations, and fun accompanying them, still reverberate in my mind all these years later. What made the Chicago Bulls great? […]
Make the Choice
Occasionally, I get some candid feedback about this blog. Recently, someone told me, “Some of your blog posts are good, others are not so much.” This is not the only time I have heard someone say that. (And let’s be honest, it probably is an accurate assessment!) The choice —and even if you are not […]
Sensing Something? Just Ask.
If your intuition is that what you’re doing —whatever it may be —is making someone upset, why don’t you simply ask: Is what I am doing making you upset? I recently asked this question to one of my direct reports who is a manager within the company. I had previously set up meetings with their […]
A Leadership Experiment
Want to be a better leader? Stop using navigation apps for the next 30 days, and ask for directions. Always ask, even when you think you are sure you know where you are going. Listen to the advice you are given. Discern the good advice from the bad advice. Make a decision on the route […]
If you are going to hold people accountable…they’d better know how to do what you want them to do.
Sarah and I could hear our two sons playing, laughing, and yelling. The only problem was the time. It was 6:04 a.m. They are not supposed to get up until 6:30 a.m. Leaders confront these kinds of issues, so off to the bedroom I went. I asked Will – our 6 year old – what […]