Favorite Books
People often ask me what is my favorite book? Or what are some books you would recommend I read? To learn more about a few of the books, or to get a glimpse of what and why I read, I recommend this post… Continue reading Favorite Books
Gut Instinct
Research continues to turn up remarkable links between the microbiome and the brain. Scientists are finding evidence that microbiome may play a role not just in Alzheimer’s disease, but Parkinson’s disease, depression, schizophrenia, autism and other conditions. I am interested in this area of research for two reasons… Continue reading Gut Instinct
Home Depot
The book, The Founders Mentality by Chris Zook and James Allen, talks in chapter two about three predictable crisis of growth. A key one that affected Home Depot, and I believe affects many large organizations, is Stall-Out: The Crisis of Low or Slowing Growth. Home Depot, or more specifically the previous CEO Frank Blake, is featured in the book for how he tapped into the power of the founder’s mentality to launch a series of initiatives that focused on renewing bonds with front-line employees and the customer. I would like to share some insights I gleaned from this book and other sources, and share how we can leverage this learning and wisdom to help our organizations grow and prosper. Continue reading Home Depot
Selfless Act
Carson Daly thanked his sister on air Wednesday for the selfless act that “literally saved [his] life.” This small act of courage and vulnerability had his sister in tears, and likely most of the viewing audience. Continue reading Selfless Act
Jeff & MacKenzie
I am usually not interested in celebrities or gossip stories, but this story caught my attention for two reasons… Continue reading Jeff & MacKenzie
Uniquely Better
The book, The Founders Mentality by Chris Zook and James Allen, talks about the owner’s mindsight. I love this idea of thinking like you were the owner. In that spirit, if I owned the Kohler Co., I would want every one of my leaders to listen to this podcast and to push us to create a culture that is positioned to recognize ‘uniquely better’ and embrace it rather than resist it. Continue reading Uniquely Better
Check Engine
Many of us treat our spouses like our automobiles. We wait until the red light on the dashboard lights up before we pay attention to the slowly building problems. Some of us, like me, ignore the light until serious work is needed to repair the issues. Preventative maintenance can help avoid emergencies in our marriage, and with our car, but many of us simply don’t think about it. Continue reading Check Engine
Leveraging Influence
Have you ever noticed that most of leadership training is for those who are already in leadership roles? What about the aspiring leaders? What about those who have great thoughts, or want to improve their group, or maybe their entire company? I am not a formal leader, but I have certainly learned that I can influence my peers and those above me. Just because you … Continue reading Leveraging Influence
Insights from Winnie the Pooh
My beautiful daughter wanted to go see the movie Christoper Robin. Mom and grandma were all in, and I was on the fence. I usually would have declined and not even thought twice about what I had given up, but this time was different… Continue reading Insights from Winnie the Pooh
Be Like Aristotle
Did you know that Aristotle had a three-part formula for persuasion? Did you know that almost all the great speeches in history use these three parts? So what are these three things… Continue reading Be Like Aristotle
