You Don't Win By Being Smarter, You Win By Being Safer
In the book The Culture Code, Daniel Coyle mentions a fascinating "bad apple" experiment that caused a group performance to fall apart. It was a total "a-ha" moment for…
Re/Think Zone
Sharp Lessons From The Room
Most of these ideas aren't mine. The connections are.
Think of me as your filter. Thousands of business books. Millions of articles. Endless podcast episodes.
I collect the ideas worth keeping. I test them. I sharpen them. I connect them. I strip away the BS.
Then I give them back in plain English.
One useful idea every two weeks. Enough to help you see what you couldn't see before. Pull on any thread. See where it takes you....
If You Want To Make People In Your Company Happy, Fire The Jerks
Love this video and can’t get it out of my head. It’s an insanely accurate operations manual on how to build an extraordinary company culture. If this was a university…
Why Seeing Decisions As Doors Changes Everything?
As of April 12, 2023, the market was valuing Amazon at a whopping $1.022T. T stands for a trillion. That's 1 followed by 12 zeroes. That's a lot of zeroes. You don't…
You Can Have It Right Or You Can Have It Now, But You Can't Have It Right Now
I first heard the great Thomas Sowell saying this many years ago. But it’s so important that it bears repeating, time and time again. There are no solutions, only…
The True Measure Of A Champion: What Top Athletes Can Teach You About How To Win In Life
If you're into sports, you've seen it happen. Hockey players forming the handshake line after a tough loss at the end of a play-off series. Soccer players swapping…
You Might Not Always Get What You Want, But You (Almost) Always Get What You Expect
As parents, we are all aware that teachers’ expectations about our kids become self-fulfilling prophecies. If a teacher believes a child is "slow", the child will come…
You Get In Trouble When…You Forget The Basics
99% of the problem with most teachers is they don’t understand the basics. Even worse, they flat-out refuse. Call the basics what you want. The details. Following your…
Instead Of Pushing Through 'Cause "That’s What Winners Do", Leave Them Wanting More Tomorrow
Steven Pressfield, in his excellent book Turning Pro, tells a story of a famous horse trainer. I hope you find it as thought provoking as I do. Steven is typing now: I…
You Can Pound Your Head Against The Wall And Think Of Original Ideas Or You Can Find Them In Books
When Warren Buffet was asked about the keys to his success, he pointed to a pile of books and said: “Read 500 pages like this every day. That’s how knowledge works. It…
It’s Not How You Sell Them, It’s How You Tell Them
You’ve been there, I’ve been there, and Carmine Gallo has been there. Carmine is typing now: On May 30, 2010, Bezos, a supersmart billionaire, gave a commencement speech…
Laura Dern Scared Me To Death
In 2017, Laura Dern, the actress from Jurassic Park, wrote a touching letter of advice to her teenage daughter. (Or perhaps a message to all our daughters) The whole…
Listen Like A Trampoline (And Never Miss A Good Chance To Shut Up)
We tend to value speaking over listening. We admire those who can clearly express what they're thinking the moment it crosses their minds. We adore famous speakers. But…