by Gary Covert | Jan 20, 2025 | Leadership, Personal Leadership, Productivity
A CEO recently shared an insightful moment with his team:”I come up with an idea for improvement, and they act all on board with it, but deep down, they’re just waiting me out to see if I forget about it.” Have you ever been part of this dynamic? 🤔The...
by Gary Covert | Aug 6, 2023 | Personal Leadership
People of substance become so by choosing to be bigger. We all have a choice to live big or live small.Think of it like a grape. A grape and the seeds it contains can either grow (by putting out roots and vines, and producing more fruit) or it can become a raisin —...
by Gary Covert | Aug 1, 2023 | Personal Leadership
As Dr. Jim Loehr writes so eloquently, we are constantly telling a story about ourselves, to ourselves. Great CEOs make sure these are good stories. Each challenge met by you and your team is an opportunity to add to that story. Stories of success are valuable....
by Gary Covert | Jul 16, 2023 | Leadership, Personal Leadership
One of my favorite quotes is “Discipline equals freedom” (from Jocko Willink). As a leader you must be disciplined to focus on the few things that will help the team win. Instead of focusing on what is wrong and not working, focus on what must be in place. The former...
by Gary Covert | Jul 3, 2023 | Personal Leadership
Victor Frankl’s “Man’s Search for Meaning” is one of those classics that I have just gotten around to reading. What a gem. While the book in part relates Dr. Frankl’s experience in a Nazi concentration camp, the book primarily deals...
by Gary Covert | Feb 15, 2023 | Leadership, Personal Leadership
Two years ago, after the Chiefs and Mahomes lost to the Buccaneers and Tom Brady in that season’s Superbowl, I posted my interest in how Mahomes would respond to that loss. Today I am curious about how Jalen Hurts will respond to the Eagles loss to the Chiefs...
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