Billy Beane never really made it as a baseball player. Drafted in the first round of the 1980 draft by the NY Mets, his career lagged. After 8 years of bouncing between the minors and major league ball Beane finally gave up on his dream, contenting...
“We do not learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience.” -John Dewey 2020 is underway. Deadlines – meetings – reports – emails – the latest crisis. That holiday break back in December – does it seem like a distant memory yet? For many of us – YES! The...
My grandson turned 2 recently. The baby is gone – replaced by a toddler with infinite energy, boundless curiosity, and an eagerness to experience everything the world has to offer. Our annual family vacation to the beach has just come to an end. There is a stretch of...
I saw something amazing the other day. In a high school baseball game in a far-away country with teams and players I couldn’t ever hope to remember. I saw an example of integrity. Maybe I noticed it because I don’t seem to see it as much anymore. Or...
I can’t find my desk this morning. I know it’s somewhere amongst the clutter of bookshelves, bureaus, chairs, and what looks like a dining room table turned on its side – but with the plastic tarps over everything it’s kind of hard to say. This is home...
I had a conversation recently with someone contemplating a new job – and we touched base on everything from the company prospectus to the projected earnings to the “street’s” prediction for future growth. It was a great discussion – but we almost managed to miss on...
I left my gym frustrated the other day. I’ve worked out since I was 15 years old and when I hit my workout…well, I hit my workout. I’ve noticed a fairly interesting trend in exercise the last few years – and maybe my last session was...
Here’s a simple question for you – How many leaders do you come in contact with everyday? What kind of question is that you might ask? How am I supposed to answer it? All of us meet leaders in every aspect of our lives…don’t we? Doubtful. The reality...
“The team I work on is not a team at all.” “This is a cut throat business… if you’re not in it for yourself then you’re delusional.” “Teamwork is nice to talk about…but the last team I was on was in the 11th grade.” “Sure, it would make a...
I want part of my life back. Seriously. By my count – and if I’m close to the national average – I likely spent up to 20 hours per week of my life in meetings (it became more when I became an executive) and over the course...