Neuroscientist Patrick Cavanagh says that “It’s really important to understand we’re not seeing reality, we’re seeing a story being created for us.” Brain Stories What actually creates these stories? It’s our…
Jamie Dimon has been a very successful leader of JPMorgan Chase for many years. He talked of the traits to succeed that I found very interesting. Traits of Successful Leaders…
A recent EY study looked at the power of belonging at work. Human beings have a great need to be part of a group. We can look all the way…
Neuroscientist Patrick Cavanagh says that “It’s really important to understand we’re not seeing reality, we’re seeing a story being created for us.” Brain Stories What actually creates these stories? It’s our…
Jamie Dimon has been a very successful leader of JPMorgan Chase for many years. He talked of the traits to succeed that I found very interesting. Traits of Successful Leaders…
Notice anything unusual about these medieval castle ruins? You wouldn’t unless you knew it was built in the 18th century to resemble a medieval castle constructed in the mid-five hundreds.…
A recent EY study looked at the power of belonging at work. Human beings have a great need to be part of a group. We can look all the way…
I’ve started reading a book titled The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit. I started reading it just because it sounded like a fun read (my warped sense of humor, I…
It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent. – Charlie Munger, Berkshire…
Shane Parrish, my favorite blogger, offered the following quote— “Become addicted to the process and results will follow. “ I believe many of us who are used to charging ahead…
Years ago I was working with a client in Scotland. It was mid-June so the days were very long. Because Scotland is so far north the sun rises at about…
As you’ve probably noticed in my blogs, I’m a fan of Aristotle’s philosophy. One of his quotes makes a great point about criticism: “There is only one way to avoid…
We recently remembered the 20th anniversary of 9/11. I was in New York City working with a client on 9/10. Trying to get home that evening from La Guardia, we…
Most people are list makers. I’ve observed two types. Logical, structured lists, usually written down in chronological order. Myers-Briggs refers to these types as Judging. Don’t let the title throw…
This is oversimplified, but you can boil the purpose of most teams down to: Leadership Teams Management Teams Leadership teams provide vision and mission and deal with the difficult issue…