"If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there". We kept this clever saying at the top of our minds as we taught our young children to memorize their home address. We showed th...

Leadership is much like a wardrobe. When was the last time you wore a tuxedo—or a formal evening gown? Formal attire can be memorable, strong, elegant, and completely appropriate in the right se...

I recently had a conversation with my daughter that challenged my thinking in a positive way. We were discussing personality and behavioral assessments and leadership tools—things like DiSC, Working...

I recently had one of those travel experiences that most people dread. Our flight was boarded, everyone was in their seats, bags were stowed, and we were ready for takeoff. Then, we waited. Thir...

There's a word that stops people cold: authority. Presidents and prime ministers have it. So do CEOs, army colonels, and parents. Most of us don't respond particularly well to the concept. Yet we k...

For many high-achieving leaders, the pressures feel similar. We want to show up with excellence at work and with focused presence at home. We’ve convinced ourselves that the only way to increase our o...

A friend shared an insight about college sports that has direct implications for business. Her son is a soccer player and she was helping him evaluate colleges. They were focusing on smaller Divisi...

I read an academic paper years ago that I still think about regularly, it is titled “The Mundanity of Excellence”. It chronicles the observations and findings of the author who spent several years ...

“How about we stop doing that?” That line helped me reconsider my nightly ice cream habit. In my head, a friend was standing there with me. In reality, I was borrowing the power of accountabilit...