6.10.13 · WEEKLY WISDOMS

My Graduation Speech

Tis the season for high school and college commencement speeches, which means it's time for millions of graduating seniors to roll their eyes in boredom. Who can blame them? The typical graduation ... View newsletter.

5.27.13 · WEEKLY WISDOMS

May 27, 2013 Issue

Sacrificing for something they will never see

Memorial Day is an important and somber time, a commemoration of the people who have died in the service of this country-a gift whose value cannot be overstated. One of the most poignant aspects ... View newsletter.

5.20.13 · WEEKLY WISDOMS

May 20, 2013 Issue

Charles Ramsey and The Will to Get Involved

Less than two weeks ago America got a new hero: Charles Ramsey, a man from Cleveland, Ohio, who interrupted his enjoyment of a Big Mac to respond to the panicked pleas of a young woman in a ... View newsletter.

5.13.13 · WEEKLY WISDOMS

May 13, 2013 Issue

Are there times to rethink our definition of "winning"?

That's a question I ask in my upcoming new book, "The Wave." Most corporate cultures define a winning team not only as one that achieves its objective every time but as one that ... View newsletter.

5.06.13 · WEEKLY WISDOMS

Snow or Insulation?

It's a matter of perspective

A friend and colleague who lives in the Midwest told me this story about the long, snowy winter that region endured this year: A group of students living near the local university were freezing in ... View newsletter.

4.29.13 · WISDOM LEADING NEWSLETTER

Fish Story

Not long ago, my partner Matt Brubaker was running on the beach in La Jolla, California. He spotted a young seal on the beach waving its flippers and bobbing its head to get attention from ... View newsletter.

12.03.12 · WEEKLY WISDOMS

Singing the Powerball Blues:

When $579 Million Isn't Enough

Last week two ticket buyers, in Missouri and in Arizona, hit the biggest Powerball lottery jackpot ever, $579 million. That got me thinking about the often-negative effect that sudden wealth has ... View newsletter.

11.26.12 · WEEKLY WISDOMS

Nov 26, 2012 Issue

Let's Turn Black Friday into the Holiday Blues

The day after Thanksgiving, hordes of shoppers trampled each other for cutthroat-priced holiday deals from the likes of Wal-Mart and Target. You might have been among those hordes. Retail experts ... View newsletter.

4.09.12 · WEEKLY WISDOMS

Showing up Receptively

Q: Where would you go if your world were bigger? Years ago a small group of designers and engineers thought everyone should have their own loom to make their own fabric. Most of their colleagues ... View newsletter.

3.26.12 · WEEKLY WISDOMS

The Act of Being: Mindful Presence

Q:What could change if you broke free of your thin ropes? Dr. Foster Mobley In the old days of the circus, trainers had a way of conditioning elephants to stay put that involved nothing more than ... View newsletter.

3.12.12 · WEEKLY WISDOMS

Breaking Through the Wall

Q: Are your Outer Self and Inner Self aware of each other? What was your best conversation last week?  Ok, what was your most peaceful moment?   Like most people you may have trouble ... View newsletter.

3.05.12 · WEEKLY WISDOMS

Miracle on Ice

Q: How are you causing "miracles" to happen? Do you remember watching the 1980 U.S.A.-Soviet hockey showdown, and hearing the enduring question, "Do you believe in miracles?" ... View newsletter.

2.27.12 · WEEKLY WISDOMS

Seriously Deep Knowledge

Q: Have you considered what success can come from knowing the true essence of your business? Did you know the first stage of the Human Genome Project is done? Working together, the global science ... View newsletter.

2.21.12 · WEEKLY WISDOMS

The Guts of Your Business

Q: Do you know all you need about your business to lead it to its full potential? The Microsoft Corporation is big. Really big.  Around the turn of the millennium, Microsoft's founder and CEO ... View newsletter.

2.13.12 · WEEKLY WISDOMS

Strategy of the Fine Points

Q: Does your team know the details of the story you hope to create? We all remember being in school and getting back a paper for a class with feedback like, "Make this better," or ... View newsletter.

2.06.12 · WEEKLY WISDOMS

More Than Money

Q: Have you raised the capital needed to fund a committed, engaged team? One of the requirements of leadership is having others be willing to follow you.  To get them to do so you must pay ... View newsletter.

1.30.12 · WEEKLY WISDOMS

Motivation Through Strategy

Q: If your team is ready to go, do they know where they're going? Everything's impossible until you actually do it. During WWII, Easy Company had a platoon leader named Lt. Dick Winters. One of ... View newsletter.

1.23.12 · WEEKLY WISDOMS

The Source of the "Prime Directive"

Q: Is the intellect of your work grounded in your spirit? Remember the movie Robocop? While more a pop-culture than meaningful film, there's an interesting conflict with the main character. After ... View newsletter.

1.16.12 · WEEKLY WISDOMS

Recognition of a Special Leader

Q: What breakthrough can you imagine and engineer for your life? Today we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s  contributions to a free America -- a country that he guided in a new direction, ... View newsletter.

1.09.12 · WEEKLY WISDOMS

Working From a Higher Purpose

Q: What becomes possible when you connect to the real reasons you do what you do? Leading to me means expanding the capacity of ourselves and others to create breakthrough results. To do that ... View newsletter.

1.03.12 · WEEKLY WISDOMS

The Power of Gratitude

A new year. A traditional time for reflection and renewal. Usually our reflections focus on things missing, where our reach exceeds our grasp. More prosperity, peace, health. More. Different. ... View newsletter.

12.27.11 · WEEKLY WISDOMS

And the Walls Fall Down

Q: What about you are you both afraid and eager for others to know? Theologian and philosopher C.S. Lewis once said that our greatest fear and our greatest desire is to be known.  To really ... View newsletter.

12.19.11 · WEEKLY WISDOMS

What is it You do Again?

Q: Your family knows your job title, but do they know what you accomplish with your genius? So, how's work?" It's a question we may have heard many times over the past few days. With the ... View newsletter.

12.12.11 · WEEKLY WISDOMS

A Common Expression

Q: What could you and your team do with your personal genius fully expressed? There is a story about trumpet virtuoso Wynton Marsalis that we hope is true. It seems that a young boy and his ... View newsletter.

12.05.11 · WEEKLY WISDOMS

The Brand Called "You"

Q: What do your authentic actions reveal about you to your team? What comes to mind when you think of Clint Eastwood? Tough, steely eyed guy you don't want to mess with, right? Well, screenwriter ... View newsletter.