It can’t be THAT hard
Nothing is ever as easy as seasoned professionals make it look. Whatever you do for a living, chances are people think it’s easy. How hard can it really be to sit in a room and read books aloud?
The recording booth and the press box
My professional life plays out on two extremes. In the morning, I record audiobooks. In the evening, I am the PA announcer for a baseball team. There could not be a more vivid study in contrasts.
The joy (and pain) of gain
How is it that each incremental improvement in my performance skills causes me to see just how much farther I have to go?
The audition I didn’t get
This week, after two-years of doing-the-things-that-need-to-be-done I was offered the opportunity to audition for a book that would move me into a new stratum of recognition.
The world doesn’t owe you sh*t
Be so good they can’t ignore you.
The key to winning is quitting
The key to winning is knowing when (and what) to quit. No one who has ever achieved greatness in anything has ever done so by trying to master everything that comes their way.
Bore, Bored, Boring, Boredom
The key to harnessing the power of boredom is to see the doldrums for what they are -- quiet clarions to the possibility of change.
Jump start 2013 with a StandOut assessment
Get a jump of 2013. You have a native genius, we all do. But that natural ability gets bruised and bullied by the urgencies of running a business. A 90-minute StandOut debriefing session will help you refocus on activities that make you feel strong.
Manager Training VS Leadership Development
Drawing from academic and business writing, this whitepaper acknowledges the organizational imperatives of vision and productivity and presents an argument for a more intentional approach to training in those skills specifically related to managing teams of people.
Leveraging strengths to improve collaboration – TV Interview
You want to form a very effective team – who would you select? A group of random generalists who will try as hard as they can to do whatever it is you want them to do? Or – A group of individuals who have demonstrated expertise in the various elements of the task at hand?