Podcast

Do hard things — that was my message to a group of scouts and their parents … and to you too. #Scouting #Parenting

There are 4 answers to any Yes/No question … You only heard two when you were little, and a third if you studied leadership or business. But the fourth one? Rarely heard — and yet in retrospect, might be the most beneficial.

Pat Gelsinger reminds us that excellence in the workplace is high worship. God gives us gifts to use in our vocation that we can either ignore or embrace — and the difference matters not just to us, but to all those whom He planned to be beneficiaries of it.

A couple weeks ago, I added to the core of my daily prayers from just the gratefulness of what I have to asking “What more is there that you would have for me?”, I wasn’t asking for prosperity, but I was looking for opportunities.  Here’s how it turned out.

Have you ever done a mental fast? No phones, no books, no naps, just you. Let’s talk about the little voices that never get heard.

My last company had a thing called VX. Last week, I experienced XV — as in, “ex” (former) V; the one-year anniversary of my last day as someone else’s employee. Here’s what I discovered in year one of my latest chapter.

What is your plan to take care of those that take care of your crises? Some crises take longer or have a harder toll than you expect. But if you burn out your team along the way, you may not get the recovery that you’re hoping for.  Taking some lessons from First Responders for this…

Most people say “let me know if I can help.” One leader said something way smarter—and it changed the entire conversation.

Say what you ought to say before you can’t. None of us are guaranteed any tomorrows, so who do you need to say ‘thank you’ to today?