How do you eat an elephant?

One bite at a time. When faced with a very difficult problem it could seem overwhelming or impossible to solve, pause, and then break the problem into manageable tasks. It still may be difficult, but now it is at least manageable.

Are you building a winning culture?

I obtained the new book, The Right Call by Sally Jenkins, before its release in June. It’s a great book! In one chapter she discusses how to create a winning culture. Here is a passage that caught me eye: Harvard Professor Boris Groysberg and his colleagues identify four basic tools with which leaders can sustain

Thirteen Lives

On June 23, 2018, twelve boys of the junior football team “Wild Boars” players and their coach explored the Tham Luang cave after practice. Heavy rains descended on the area when they were inside the cave, and all were trapped. The rescue efforts were broadcast globally. A documentary was made called Thirteen Lives (Amazon Prime).

Humility

US Airways 1549 was scheduled from La Guardia, New York City, to Charlotte, North Carolina, on January 15th, 2009. In charge of the flights was Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, with his first officer Jeffrey Skiles. The flight was operated by an Airbus A320-214. Both of these men had vast amounts of flying experience. Sullenberger had

Mistakes

No one is perfect………no one has all of the answers. We all make mistakes. It is how we respond to making a mistake that makes all of the difference. One could ruminate over the mistake and beat yourself up, but at the end of the day what does that get you? Or you can reflect

Decisions

Herman “Dutch” Leonard was one of two professors, at Harvard, that delivered the Leadership in Crisis” training I attended in April 2018. It was the best training I have ever attended and became very impactful to me. I had so many takeaways that I will share over future posts. Today we will address decisions. Dutch