Becoming the Ideal Team Player
Today's episode is a recording of a presentation I gave on Becoming an Ideal Team Player at our recent new hire onboarding week. The Ideal Team Player concept was developed by Patrick Lencioni and is critical to long-term career success. In this discussion, I show how exceptional teams
Gratitude: An Essential Leadership and Life Skill
Today, we discuss gratitude as a key life and leadership skill that can accelerate your growth and enhance your wellbeing. We talk about the role Gratitude plays in our personal and professional lives, and discuss ways that gratitude can simultaneously improve your personal well being, the effectiveness of your team,
3 Practical Tips to Level Up Your Virtual Onboarding Experience
Today we give three quick and practical tips for how to level-up your onboarding experience when starting a new job in a virtual world. Whether you are a new college graduate starting your first job, an experienced hire joining a new organization, or a leader looking to help onboard your
Accelerate Your Career with the Talent Stack
> The idea of a talent stack is that you can combine ordinary skills until you have enough of the right kind to be extraordinary. You don’t have to be the best in the world at any one thing. All you need to succeed is to be good at
Take a Break! The Trip Report
In today's episode, Charles, Igor, and I continue the discussion on taking intentional downtime to increase our physical, mental, and relationship wellbeing during times of crisis. We also discuss the idea of creating a Trip Report to share with our team when we return. The Trip Report was
Take a Break!
In our first ever episode recorded as a group, Charles, Igor, and I discuss the importance of taking a break. We talk about the tricks our brain plays on us as we think what we are doing in this moment is too important to put down and some of the
The Career/Family Happiness Matrix
One of my top five if-i-could-go-back-in-time-and-give-my-younger-self-advice moments is unquestionably when my daughter (7) was born. At the time, I was driving 120 miles/day round trip to work and was part of a project that was formative in my career growth. I wouldn't be where I am today
Leading in a Crisis: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Super excited to talk to Charles Knight about leading in times of uncertainty. We discuss Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, how the framework applies to everyday leadership situations, and practical ways to adapt your style during a crisis. You can listen to the podcast episode above and you can
Focus on Your Circle of Influence
Score 100 on the things you can control In life, and especially in uncertain times, there are endless sources of "news" telling you what you should be worried about. Some of it is legitimate, some less so. Most of the stuff we find ourselves worrying about we have
The Internet of Things: A Strategic Overview for IT Leaders
The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the hottest trends in technology. While certainly hyped, there’s little doubt that this technology paradigm has transformative potential for a huge range of industries. That said, the basic concept of integrating networked technology tools with ground-level workflows is hardly new. To
