The United States Olympic men’s basketball team began its practice schedule this past weekend. This team is loaded. In fact, head coach Steve Kerr says the team is made up of 12 Hall of Famers. Some of the players include LeBron James, Steph Curry, Joel Embiid, Kevin Durant, and recent world champions Jayson Tatum and […]
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3 Things You Must Embrace To Accomplish Anything Significant
Amy Appelhans Gubser is a 55-year-old neonatal nurse. She works in the University of California-San Francisco’s pediatric ICU unit. In addition to being an everyday hero who helps families deal with some of life’s most challenging issues, she just accomplished something no one else has ever done before. Gubser recently swam the 30-miles from the […]
5 Leadership Lessons from Chipotle’s Controversy Over (In)Consistency
Chipotle’s (In)Consistency Per this CBSNews.com article, it appears Chipotle may have a consistency problem. Analysts at Wells Fargo ordered 75 identical burrito bowls from eight different New York City locations. As I have experienced myself, they discovered the portion sizes “varied widely.” Some locations’ bowls weighed as much as 33% from other locations. The heaviest […]
A Good Leader’s Biggest Virtue
There are many virtues a leader can have. The following is just a short list: Honesty Respect Courage Forgiveness Kindness Temperance Modesty Justice Love Gratitude and I could go on and on. As a leader, I am having so much fun watching the UEFA European Championship in soccer. I am mesmerized by the passion, high […]
The Top 10 Books Leaders Should Read In Summer 2024
“Before going into battle, you can learn by asking veterans about their experience and by reading relentlessly. By studying how others have dealt with similar circumstances, I became exposed to leadership examples that accelerated my expanding understanding of combat. Reading is an honor and a gift from a warrior or historian who – a decade […]
“If we don’t win, I probably won’t be here anymore.” – 4 Harsh Realities for Leaders
A Sobering Statement On Sunday, England begins the knockout stage of the Euro 2024 Tournament against Slovakia. Heading into the competition, their manager Gareth Southgate said in this interview, “If we don’t win, I probably won’t be here anymore. Then it might be the last chance. I think about half of the national coaches leave […]
Everyone HATES Change… Unless You Do This
Nobody likes change but baby… and my granddaughter seems to still cry every time we put on a fresh diaper on her. But one of the things the most successful leaders do is accept the need for change and then facilitate it. As General Eric Shinseki famously said, “If you don’t like change, you’ll like […]