In the new movie Twisters, Glen Powell’s character Tyler owns a specially-outfitted truck specifically designed for chasing tornados. In fact, Tyler even drives his truck into them…. while still inside. What allows this to happen is just before the tornado is about to hit the truck, Powell clicks a button and a series of devices […]
“A lot of people have this mindset that everything’s been done, there’s nothing left for me to do. To anybody having that thought, [I’d say] we’ll never run out of ideas in this world. Just keep inventing. Keep thinking of new ways to improve our world and keep making it a better place.” – Herman […]
On Saturday, August 17th during their pre-season game against the Detroit Lions, the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes did it again. On third down and three yards to go from Detroit’s 33-yard-line, Mahomes took the snap from center. Lions edge rusher Josh Pascal broke through the line of scrimmage disrupting the play. As Paschal […]
Each Saturday, I write about five things I learned or found interesting from the past week. This week’s list is quite insightful. I think you are going to enjoy these lessons and learn a lot from them. Let’s get started. The Leadership Arc I am currently reading Carlo Ancelotti’s wonderful book Quiet Leadership: Winning hearts, […]
Several years back I began a deep-dive into the leadership lessons you can learn from European soccer. The level of intensity, pressure, expectations, elite talent, and how entire communities lived and died with the success of their clubs attracted me. I wanted to know what it is like to lead in those type of environments. […]
On Tuesday, August 13th Starbucks relived CEO Laxman Narasimhan of his duties approximately 16 months after naming him to the post. One of the primary reasons was the company’s stock dropped 22% since his appointment in March 2023. The coffee company replaced him with Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol. Prior to his work at Chipotle, Niccol […]
Fox Sports college football commentator Joel Klatt once said, “Greatness is playing great when greatness is required… Being a great player is you are great when that is the minimal amount required to succeed.” During the United States mens basketball team’s gold medal winning effort on Saturday, August 10th, we witnessed greatness in the form […]
