My favorite part of last week's podcast with James Clear, author of Atomic Habits, was the last five minutes when he talked about a potential downside of good habits. When we decide to improve, and create a new practice with the right cues and … [Read more]
The Limits of Learning From Failure
Experienced leaders know that failure is not necessarily a negative, and can lead to both individual and organizational learning. We try to embrace failure and create a culture where appropriate failure is accepted as long as it's learned from, … [Read more]
Teaching Thinking
In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few. - Shunryu Suzuki A couple of recent Harvard Business Review articles have discussed how higher education isn't preparing graduates for the workforce and how … [Read more]
Herb Kelleher: Creating Economic Value Based on Human Values
A legendary CEO, Herb Kelleher of Southwest Airlines, passed away last week. Many articles have already been written memorializing him, including this one by Bill Taylor in the Harvard Business Review and this one by our friend Mark Graban, but I'd … [Read more]
Avoid the Arbitrary Constraints of Time
It's that time of the year again when many people ask "where did the year go?" and furiously try to wrap up projects, crank out potentially unnecessary production, create plans and budgets for next year, and perhaps start reflecting on the past … [Read more]
Looking Forward With Alfred Adler
Meanings are not determined by situations, but we determine ourselves by the meanings we give to situations. - Alfred Adler I'm not really sure how it started, but one day a couple months ago I found myself diving down an internet rabbit hole in … [Read more]
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