How You Can Be Like an Olympic Gold Medalist Today

How You Can Be Like an Olympic Gold Medalist Today

Olympic fever has been strong recently. The world watched (and rightly wondered what was happening) the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio almost 2 weeks ago. Since then, the world has been captivated by the stories of triumph and defeat, success and...
How This Question Will Make You More Intentional Today

How This Question Will Make You More Intentional Today

As leaders, we must be intentional in our decisions if we want to last. We do not have time, nor does our team have time, to waste in decisions and projects that are not leading to a better future. This reality is something that most leaders know. We all agree that...
Prepare Privately before Performing Publicly

Prepare Privately before Performing Publicly

Rehearsals. For any musician that plays with other musicians, rehearsals are part of the routine. They are like the meetings you attend at work, but significantly more fun. In an ideal music rehearsal, everyone attending will arrive ready to rehearse. Readiness...
Why Your Team Needs Space to Succeed

Why Your Team Needs Space to Succeed

This is the first post in a series on leadership lessons from music. It is easy in leadership to make things complicated, because complicated often means we have not done the hard work of removing the unnecessary. As leaders, we are responsible for creating space for...

What I Learned About Process from an IKEA Hack

It can happen to the best of us: we are drawn in by the aroma of freshly baked cinnamon rolls. The idea of inexpensive, yet stylish furniture, calls us to begin walking the mammoth floor plan. The ultra-efficient sample living areas cause us to think we are wasting...