“But” is where aspirations collide with obstacles.
Dreams come before “but.” Everything after “but” reveals growth opportunities.
“But” is a signal to slow down and become curious. Don’t argue with it. Explore what comes after it.
A leader I coach wants to spend less time running the business and more time leading.
Here are two emails I sent. How to get out of day-to-day work.
Accountability is an agreement you own. It’s not a conversation you dread.
Accountability starts before the work begins. Don’t wait for failure. Prevent it.
Energize people with clarity, challenge, and support. Don’t beat them down after they screw up.
The vampire at my doctor’s office loves Halloween. She has a full-length bloody Halloween poster on her door.
She’s scary good at her job. She finds a vein, sucks my blood, and I don’t feel a thing.
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Donald Hall tells the story of an eccentric who straightened bent nails.
When he died, he left a hundred thousand straightened nails. “…it was a sin to allow good material to go to waste.”
People are worth more than bent nails.
Telling people to “be encouraged” is like telling plants to grow.
Words matter, but environments win.
Encouragement matters because discouragement is real.
How to build encouragement into environments?
