In this world, there are many scary jobs—and you might have one of them—giving employee feedback. It makes me truly dizzy just looking at a high-rise photo of construction workers casually hanging out on single steel beam, looking down at a 50-story drop—it truly takes
As in the iconic 1972 movie, The Godfather, you remember the beginning wedding scene. Everyone is happy and dancing at Don Corleone’s daughter’s wedding. The congressman is present. The priest is waiting to do the ceremony. Don Corleone’s associates come to his office to kiss the
If you want to use the most powerful tool available to get things done, use the power of inspiration. It is the one tool available to convince someone to do anything—that’s worth doingInspiration as a way to persuade people to get things done has fallen
What is happiness worth to you? What would you do to assure it? I always like to read the list of the happiest places in the world. It always amazes me that Finland comes up at the top of the list as the happiest country
Can you really change out an aircraft engine in midair? Probably not. But wait 20 years for the coming of advanced 3D printers. That will make it possible to print out failing airplane parts on the spot and replace them in flight. Changing the engine
Owning the Outcome, Not Just the Process How could someone see a world awash in sickness and death in the Covid pandemic and take ownership of discovering how to save it? Who could own saving a planet and doing it in a year? The global
Your job and my job is to keep our jobs. The worldwide 2020 Pandemic has caused greater changes in the way we work than any other disruptive force since the Industrial Revolution when people poured out of fields and farms to working in factories..Hearing the
Last week, March 11, 2020 began the first Covid-19 lockdown in Austin. I thought it would last a few weeks at most. Now we’ve passed the year mark. We know the Pandemic will end, but we just don’t know exactly when. So what will my
How can a chubby little scout on a straggling, dragging hike give us guidance in how our lives and businesses can unfold more easily–with greater efficiency and effectiveness? His name is Herbie, and if he can help me, I’m all ears. Herbie came along in
It’s been a Century since it was this cold in Texas. It’s really difficult in today’s disjunctive world to have something we all share in common; more typically everyone is looking down, staring at their cell phones at something different from each other. . . .
People aren’t machines, we’re all quick to agree—but it’s difficult not to compare the inefficiency of business teams to the efficiency of the technology we’ve created that moves at the speed of light. Business teams are filled with intelligent, skilled, and able people who are frustrated by
And Might the Leader be You? I don’t know what your experience has been, but I’ve watched leadership around the world and in this country with a lot of alarm and dismay. . Why the History of Leadership Isn’t Pretty It’s pretty hard to be impressed
