| By Susanne Biro | www.forbes.com | In my career, I have learned more about exceptional leadership by being on the receiving end of its opposite. Here are three fundamental things I have learned never do to others, simply because I know first-hand how damaging they can be. 1. Don’t lie. This includes blatant lies, half-truths and errors […]
A Kinder, Gentler Philosophy of Success
TED.com Alain de Botton examines our ideas of success and failure — and questions the assumptions underlying these two judgments. Is success always earned? Is failure? He makes an eloquent, witty case to move beyond snobbery to find true pleasure in our work.
Why the Most Successful Leaders Rely on Executive Coaches
| By Amy Vetter | www.inc.com | Behind every great athlete there is an even greater coach. There isn’t a top athlete–from Muhammad Ali to Tiger Woods to Serena Williams–who did not need a mentor to help them reach the top of their profession. If you think about it, your business is similar to that of an elite athlete. You […]
Productivity Tips for People Who Hate Productivity Tips
| By Monique Valcour | hbr.org | “Traditional approaches to staying focused don’t work for me.” “I know what I should do to be more productive, but I just don’t do it.” I hear sentences like these repeatedly from coaching clients. Many have read articles and books — and have even been trained in productivity methods — […]
What NCAA Division 2 is Really Like
| By Cam Smith | usatodayhss.com | USA TODAY High School Sports has a weekly column on the college recruiting process. Here, you’ll find practical tips and real-world advice on becoming a better recruit to maximize your opportunities to play at the college level. Kyle Winters was a standout high school pitcher who tossed seven scoreless innings […]
Your Company Has a Culture. Here’s How to Build a Winning One
| By Gerard Adams | www.inc.com | Early on in my entrepreneurial career, every one of my mentors highlighted the importance of building culture the right way. From early in my career building Elite Daily to now building Fownders, this has rang true through everything I do as a visionary and leader. Culture is critical to your […]
The Paradox of Conflict
| www.psychologytoday.com | Dateline: 2009. The man I take to be Dominic Barter walks to the front of the large room. He is thin, with dark hair that somehow manages to look both uncombed and tidy. Despite the clearly-evident stubble and graying hair, he looks remarkably youthful, but as he begins to speak, it becomes immediately clear […]
We Should Aim for Perfection, and Stop Fearing Failure
| TEDTalks | Sometimes trying your best isn’t enough; when the situation demands it, you need to be perfect. For Jon Bowers, who runs a training facility for professional delivery drivers, the stakes are high — 100 people in the US die every day in car accidents — and it’s perfection, or “a willingness to […]