Imagine you’re picking your starting lineup—or hiring your next star employee. Talent alone won’t guarantee success. Through my years of coaching, I’ve seen players show up with all kinds of motives. As a coach—or a leader—you want the ones who…
I’ve found this idea holds up everywhere: on the field, in the office, and even on a personal level. You’ve probably heard the “run your own race” version of it, but this year I really tried to push the idea…
3 Min Read It’s a challenge we all face from time to time: black-and-white thinking. It shows up when we shrink a complex situation into a simple either/or conclusion. It’s fast, it feels certain, and it gives us a sense…
2 Min Read I was watching the Patriots vs. Buccaneers game this past weekend when one of the announcers said something that caught my attention: Coach Mike Vrabel says, “It’s not what you know as a coach, but what you…
3 Min Read What Questions Do You Have for Us? The answer to this question should never be “I don’t have any.” Believe it or not, I’ve sat through many interviews—at all levels—where candidates have said exactly that. This is…
3 Min Read This Halloween, my daughter and I went with an Alice in Wonderland theme for our costumes. Even though the old-school movie version always gave me the heebie-jeebies (a talking, disappearing cat will do that), we had fun…
Japanese Proverb 2 Min Read It’s a helpful reminder. We all know perfection isn’t attainable, and yet I often talk with clients who still wrestle with it. Getting things right all the time isn’t just impossible—it’s not fun. Challenge gives…
3 Min Read I recently experienced a stressful situation where my blood pressure was up, I felt tense, and I needed to process. So I picked up the phone and called one of my contacts. I asked if they had…
1 Min Read There’s a shooting activity I do with the soccer teams I coach called Power and Finesse. The goal is to build confidence and repetition at finishing—using both strength and touch. It can make all the difference in…
2 Min Read I come back to this phrase a lot in my work around partnership and collaboration: a rising tide lifts all boats. In a society that seems to value polarization and scarcity more and more, I love this…