How I Stopped Multitasking and Started Getting Stuff Done
(A version of this post was first published here on March 13, 2016.) Have you seen the Pixar film Up? You know, the one about the old man (Carl) who inflates thousands of balloons to fly his house to the jungle, and accidentally gives a ride to an eager young...
Pandemic Projection
Dave and I were teaching a cohort in person a few weeks ago, after months of teaching LEAD 24/7 over webinars. We were both happy to be back with people. I was overly excited to be face-to-face again, and I knew I’d have to work to stay focused on our material and not...
Leading Change Reprised
Suspense. Is it a bad thing or a good thing? Some people won’t watch a suspenseful movie or read a suspenseful book. Others won't read or watch unless there IS suspense. Suspense is that sense of fear and excitement we feel when something is unknown. When we don’t...
Are You Like Most People?
(A version of this post was originally published here on December 17, 2017.) Here is a little quiz for you: the phrase "seek first to understand, then to be understood" comes from which of the following? The LEAD 24/7 segment on high-impact listening. The LEAD 24/7...
Is Your Virtual Presence Important?
Welcome to my first attempt at a video blog… or vlog as some call it. Most of us are pretty new at this video thing and, even though we may have practiced a lot over the past few months, I’ve noticed that many of us aren’t putting a lot of thought into how we're...
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