A Record-Breaking Leader You may or may not be familiar with Oleg Kononenko but you should be. He is a record-breaking leader. Kononenko is a Russian cosmonaut who just broke the world record for the most time spent in space over a lifetime. This past weekend, the country’s space agency Roscosmos reported the 59-year-old has […]
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4 Things Elite Performers Do To Get Even Better & Take It To Another Level
There has always been something which has fascinated me about the greatest athletes, salespeople, manufacturers, or anyone else whose performance is measurable. The best of the best always seem to get even better and take it to another level. The question is why. On Monday, January 22nd, Philadelphia 76ers 2022-23 NBA Most Valuable Player Joel […]
5 Things Top Performers Talk Privately About
“I wish I had been a fly on the wall for that conversation.” Have you ever uttered those words? I know I have more times than I can count. Mostly, I utter that phrase when two top performers privately get together. This is what I would like to know: What do they really think? What […]
5 Leadership Lessons We Learn From Nikola Jokic’s Statement “It’s good. The job is done. We can go home now.”
https://youtu.be/yjROlnqMcY8 On Monday, June 12, 2023, the Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat 94-89 to win the first NBA championship in franchise’s history. During the post-game celebration, ABC’s Lisa Salters interviewed the team’s star, two-time Most Valuable Player and NBA Finals MVP Nikola Jokic. In a manner reflective of his personality, when asked how it […]
9 Lessons From The Oklahoma Sooners Historic Softball Team On Where True Joy Comes From In The Lives Of Leaders
A Historic Championship Team The greatest team currently in the world in team sports is not the Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Nuggets, Houston Astros, Vegas Golden Knights, or Manchester City. It is the Oklahoma Sooners softball team. If you don’t believe me or think this sounds hyperbolic, read the list of accomplishments from Hall of […]
3 Things Leaders Should Do When They Feel Pain, Exhaustion, And An Urge To Quit
“In general, I think everyone’s bars are just a little bit too low, and that we should raise the bar for ourselves,” she says. “We should go after the thing that sounds a little bit crazy or sounds a little bit too difficult and just see, because, why not?” – Ultra-marathoner Courtney Dauwalter Are you […]
The Harshest of Leadership Realities (And 4 Things You Should Do About It)
“It’s just been the best time of my life, honestly. The fifth year has been a blessing, and I’m going to miss gymnastics so much. But I couldn’t be more thankful.” – University of Florida Gators Trinity Thomas A Record Setting Gymnast During Saturday, April 16th’s NCAA women’s gymnastics championship, University of Florida Gators’s Trinity […]
How A Leader’s Healthy Perspective And Calm Approach Can Change An Entire Organization’s Future
A Team In A Deep, Deep Hole This past Monday evening, the Kansas Jayhawks trailed the North Carolina Tar Heels by 15 points, 40-to-25 at halftime of the NCAA men’s college basketball championship game. Jayhawks’ head coach Bill Self could have addressed the team’s poor first-half performance a number of ways: He could have kicked […]
3 Aspects To Great Leadership
A Night-Time Grocery Clerk In 1994, a man in his early 20’s was stocking shelves during the night-shift at a local Hy-Vee grocery store in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Even though is compensation was only $5.50 per hour, he had incredibly high-standards and was committed to excellence. His goal was to have the best-looking aisle in […]
27 Leadership Lessons We Learn From GOATs
Today I finished Jim Gray’s new book Talking To GOATs: The Moments You Remembered the Stories You Never Heard. This book is a compilation of Gray’s leadership lessons from interviewing some of the greatest athletes, politicians, and actors in history. Utilizing the individuals profiled by Gray, the following are 27 Leadership Lessons We Learn From […]
20 Differences Between A 0X Leader And A 10X Leader. Which One Are You?
In the talent economy we currently exist in, you must have 10X leaders on your team. Your customers demand it. Your parishioners demand it. The market demands it. Interestingly, even those on your team demand it or they will seek opportunities elsewhere. So what are 10X Leaders? In their excellent new book Game Changer: How […]
12 Keys To Elite Performance
Damian Lillard is currently performing at a historic performance. In the past two games, he has scored 51 and then 61 points in back-to-back Portland Trail Blazers wins. After the 51-point explosion against the Philadelphia 76ers, USA Today’s Mark Medina wrote an insightful article on the story-behind-the-story of Lillard’s performance. What Medina discovered gives all […]