The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is just a little extra. Little things make a big difference. Leaders understand the difference between success and failure is often razor thin. This principle of “little things making a big difference” came to the forefront in the lives of many leaders the last couple of weeks. Let’s take […]
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5 Questions Successful Leaders Are Asking As They Enter 2024
The following are 5 Questions Successful Leaders Are Asking As They Enter 2024: The Key to Quality Decision-Making in 2024 Hall of Fame baseball coach Keith Madison recently wrote, “The worst time to make a major decision is when you are anxious, frustrated or angry. The best time to make decisions is after you count […]
5 Questions Leaders Should Be Asking as They Finish 2023 and Move Into 2024
Leaders are about to turn the page from 2023 and to 2024. As they do so, I was reminded this past week of five questions they should be asking. 5 Questions Leaders Should Be Asking as They Finish 2023 and Move Into 2024 The following are five questions leaders should be asking as they finish […]
5 Questions Leaders Are Asking About Anger And The Loss Of Emotional Control
One of my favorite sayings is the only difference between anger and danger is a “d”. This principle was on full display this past week in the lives of Patrick Mahomes, Draymond Green, and Giannis Antetokounmpo. It was a reminder of five questions leaders are asking about anger and the loss of emotional control: Typical […]
5 Questions Leaders Are Asking About Their Workplace Culture
The following are five questions I find leaders are asking this week about their workplace culture: Tough Conversations Former major league manager Jim Leyland was recently voted to the Hall of Fame. He has been known to say, “If you mislead a player you lose them forever. If you tell them the truth, you lose them […]
5 Questions Leaders Should Be Asking Heading Into December
The following are five questions leaders should be asking heading into December: Permanent Information vs. Expiring Information On pages 182-183 in his new book Same As Ever: A Guide To What Never Changes, Morgan Housel discusses the difference between Permanent Information and Expiring Information. Permanent Information are things you will care about one, two, five […]
5 Questions Leaders Should Be Asking Coming Out Of Thanksgiving
Recently I wrote the article 5 Things The Very Best Continually Do To Remain The Very Best At What They Do. This post builds on those concepts. The following are 5 Questions Leaders Should Be Asking Coming Out Of Thanksgiving: The Coke Can Principle Scott is a good friend of mine. He is a kind, […]
5 Questions Leaders Should Constantly Be Asking
The following stories remind us of five questions leaders should constantly be asking: Good Can Always Come From Bad Every dark cloud has a silver lining. As reported in the November 18, 2023 edition of Morning Brew, a video went viral off a Stanley tumbler surviving a vehicle fire. In fact, the car’s driver showed […]