In a Pinch
Mrs. Principe (Pronounced Prince-i-pea) had a way of looking perturbed that made nearly everyone smile. She had manicured fingernails, perfect hair, and seemed a bit out of touch – ditsy. Perhaps the difference… Continue reading
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Challenge the Process without Blowing Up
You’re surrounded by stagnation because last week’s great idea is next week’s dying system. Systems defend themselves and gradually grow stale until crisis confronts and changes them. Every system was someone’s great idea… Continue reading
How to Walk
We have forgotten how to walk. All we do is go places. A proper walk doesn’t have a destination. Gwyn Thomas put it this way, “But the beauty is in the walking —… Continue reading
How to Overcome the Perils of Caring Deeply
The things you deeply care about make you dangerous and close-minded. Yesterday, I sat beside a coach who said, “I’m a better coach if I don’t care about the topic of a coaching… Continue reading
He Forgot How Much He Mattered
Their faces dropped when Doug walked past the cash registers, around the corner, and out of sight. He carried a breakfast sandwich in his right hand. Moments before he’d said to me, “Look… Continue reading
How Leaders Dilute Their Impact
Image source Brevity increases impact. The Gettysburg address had 267 words, give or take a couple. 50 years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke for about 16 minutes. Who doesn’t remember, “I have… Continue reading