I took a lesson from the great cellist today, and it wasn’t about music but about making a difference in the world. Yo-Yo Ma has—besides one of the world’s coolest names—a well-earned reputation as an… Read more
Why Work-Life Balance Is a Lie, and What Should Take Its Place
Striving for work-life balance isn’t a zero sum game. Being fully present wherever you are is what matters. Right up there with “win-win” in the office lexicon, you’ll be familiar with the tired term, “work-life… Read more
See Your Company from the Employees’ Point of View (and Fix It)
Have you ever seen the reality show Undercover Boss? I highly recommend it. On the show, the CEO of a company, disguised in casual clothes and with a made-up back story, spends time working incognito… Read more
Pursue Your Goals With Passion
The summit of Denali (formerly known as Mount McKinley) is 20,310 feet above sea level, and Werner Berger was 200 feet from the peak. Just another 20 minutes of climbing and he would cross the tallest mountain in North… Read more
What We Can Learn From the Former Principal of Columbine High
Even the most optimistic leaders among us are reminded almost daily that we live in a mixed up, messed up world. Indeed, that’s why Extreme Leadership is so vital–in our work, with our families, and… Read more
Hachikō 忠犬ハチ公
Love & Loyalty Unleashed 4/28/17 by Michael Kennedy I read about him in Tom Kelley’s book, The Ten Faces of Innovation. If you’ve seen the 2009 movie Hachi: A Dog’s Tale, starring Richard Gere, or if… Read more
Living the Mission of Love in Business
Movement Mortgage has adopted one of those sweet-sounding mission statements that doesn’t tell you much about what the company does but that tells you plenty about who they think they are. It goes like this:… Read more
A WUP Upside the Head 1.8
Chapter 11 “Now, this next step is where the magic happens,” Smitty rolled on. “This is what makes the mondo difference, and it’s the one thing that note takers since the days of tablets and chisels… Read more
When Was the Last Time You Wrote One of These?
When it comes to strumming the heart strings at work (or anywhere else), nothing beats a personal, hand-written note of thanks, praise, or gratitude–especially in these hyper-digital days of texts and email. Maybe it’s because… Read more
Farber On Fox
Here’s a video of my short chat the other day with Fox Business channel’s Neil Cavuto. The question we kicked around was this: Does a leader need to have Obama’s oratory skill in order to… Read more
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