Have you ever been to a museum and seen things from a time gone by? Through those artifacts, you get a glimpse into someone from an ancient civilization’s life. These are the things that someone used and experienced every day but didn’t think much about them. Way back...
World-Class Performers focus on saying good things to themselves. They give themselves positive feedback and motivation as they go through their day. They intentionally keep their eye on the bright side. Have you ever heard that voice in your head that says terrible...
Having an NFL quarterback on your team is never a bad thing. In a recent discussion with Tyler Palko, our VP of Business Development, we discussed how important talent development is to collegiate football teams. Interestingly, he explained that finding the absolute...
Have you ever tripped up the stairs? Back when a baseball bat was a common form of home security, people who had second-story homes would build a staircase with a “false riser.” The theory went that one riser would be a fraction of an inch taller than the rest, just...
Throughout the past year, businesses have had to get creative. Companies in 2020 shifted the way they’ve operated for years—decades even—to adapt to the new reality. Transitioning to remote work allowed organizations to continue business relatively normally. During...
It’s a phrase we commonly associate with the number of fruits and vegetables we aspire to consume each day to maintain a healthy diet. I offer you the opportunity to explore your leadership health similarly to five daily habits. Leadership over time has become a...
As the entire world we knew continues to shift even further online, I decided to enroll in an online course titled “The Science of Well-Being.” Originally the most popular course in Yale’s history, The Science of Well-Being is now one of the most popular and...
Doesn’t it feel like Gen Y have been the up-and-comers in business for an incredibly long time? Their demands for new ways of thinking disrupted the status quo, and every other week, an article runs on what industries Millennials are killing next, from napkins to...
In times of uncertainty, teams tend to look up—to leaders and managers who direct their efforts—to guide their next steps. If those teams continue to feel discomfort, they often assign blame to those same leaders, thinking (and sometimes saying) that leadership should...
There is a vicious cycle that organizations in today’s 21st-century workforce can’t seem to break. Executives ask us, “How do we retain young high performers?” Only to defend their current strategy by stating, “We are putting them through programs and giving them what...