A few weeks ago, I was assembling a new desk in our studio. Mostly the project was going smoothly, but one pesky bolt wasnt fitting onto a brace for the desk. - The wrench I had clearly wasnt workin

When I was 16 years old, I discovered that the police department in the town I grew up in had an explorer program. Since I was interested in a career in law enforcement at the time, I attended a meeting and quickly joined. -

Most of the devices we use each day have two essential software components: apps and operating systems. - The best apps usually do a few things really well. The browser app on my iPhone makes sure I can view websites easily.

A client told me recently that his manager was concerned about a behavior hed observed in customer meetings: Youre not jumping in fast enough. My client agreed with the feedback. He even offered to

My son and I are reading the original Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. This exchange appears in the book: Alice asked the Cheshire Cat, who was sitting in a tree, What road do I take? - The cat

One of our Academy members reached out to me awhile back. He was handling a delicate situation in his organization, requiring him to navigate tons of internal politics. - He needed to suddenly give a lot of people a company line he didn’t exactly agre...

This past weekend, I had to do something Ive been dreading for awhile. Its been looming over me. Its been staring at me (literally) for years. - The old paint cans needed to go. - Several painting

Mark Twain once received this telegram from a publisher: NEED 2-PAGE SHORT STORY TWO DAYS. He sent this response back: NO CAN DO 2 PAGES TWO DAYS. CAN DO 30 PAGES 2 DAYS. NEED 30 DAYS TO DO 2 PAGES. Twain’s point is as important for leaders as it i...

About fifteen years ago, I was sitting in the lobby of a building at a client site, waiting for an appointment. - An employee walked into the lobby and started a conversation with the security guard. It seemed they knew each other well and the she eit...

Most of us have had that manager that annoyed us to all ends with micromanagement. They were in our face every three hours about a task because we werent quite doing it right and it had to be done th