“Tunes Day”

I feel there is a strong link between music and leadership. Every “Tunes Day” (Tuesday), I will examine a song and find leadership lessons in its lyrics. From Steven Pressfield – The Daily Pressfield: In the early days of The Rolling Stones, the boys would send Keith down to the basement with his guitar while

Five for Friday

I have gathered five things that I found interesting. Every Friday, I will provide five items. There will be no structure to this list, just things that piqued my interest. I hope you enjoy: 1. I am reading The Real Hoosiers about Crispus Attucks High School, Oscar Robertson and the Hidden History of Hoops –

Do the little things

Last night NY Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau was interviewed after a win. One of the things he said, we do the little things to improve ourselves. If you keep doing the little things, you may be surprised with the results. You may also exceed expectations, since the other team may be relying on pure talent

Optimism bias is real

I had a situation recently where I was holding onto a set of facts, and I did not consider the other alternatives. I was forcing it into what I wanted to believe, and I should have known better. To counter optimism bias: That concludes the leadership tip of the day 🙂

Pause, Pause, Pause

In 2018 during the Leadership in Crisis training at Harvard in 2018, I had the pleasure to listen to Joe Pfeiffer lecture. For those that do not know, Joe Pfeiffer was the first Battalion Chief (FDNY) to respond to September 11th, 2001 attacks. He recounted a story that DURING the attacks he paused to compose