Execute More. Complain Less.

Execute More. Complain Less.

During the middle of an August heatwave in Phoenix, I started telling my wife and anyone else who would listen that I thought we were “turning a corner.”And it was true. (Even if we LOVED the heat, there was no way it was going to last.)I said this because it was...
Let People Wear the Hat They Want

Let People Wear the Hat They Want

Sometimes people are expected to wear a lot of hats. That’s totally fine as long as the important hats are, in fact, being worn. The reality is that people will wear the hats that they enjoy and will ignore or neglect the others. Two examples: A team of sales people...
Prime Time Team Makeover

Prime Time Team Makeover

Deion Sanders (aka “Prime Time”) is making news as the coach of the University of Colorado football team. As I understand it, their first win of the season equaled the total wins of last season. (Yes, the Buffs only won one game last year.) Now the team has a new...
Don’t Make your Plans Based on Sensitive People

Don’t Make your Plans Based on Sensitive People

After a biopsy, the PA at my dermatologist instructed me to keep a band-aid on with Vaseline, but “no Neosporin.” (She was very emphatic about it.) Me: “Why? I have been using it for years. I thought it was a great medicine.” PA: “Some people are sensitive to it.” Me...
Millionaire Casual

Millionaire Casual

“Millionaire casual” – a CEO shared this word with me as the dress code for a resort she had gone to. I like that phrase, but I am not really sure what it means. It reminded me of the “Values” you hear getting thrown around in companies. Excellence. Extreme Ownership....
Get in Over Your Head – with Experts

Get in Over Your Head – with Experts

For my upcoming podcast, a CEO shared his journey to build the oldest and largest handwritten automated note company in the US. His company makes its own robots from 3D printed parts. It uses AI to automate the production and quality control of the cards. It works...