My son discovered the stage a little later than I did. He’s mostly a “left brain” kid – or has been up until recently (with math being is...

Ah, the age old “kids today” argument. But it’s in a new guise – the participation trophy – argument. It goes something like “kids today...

I’ve seen an ugly trend bubbling up across my work-world…and personal-world, including social media. We are becoming a society of...

I’m going to make a confession. I haven’t won a lot of work awards. No circle-of-golden-amazing-productivity awards, no 20 under 20, 30...

After last week’s shocking events in Washington DC, I’ve started to see a narrative circle around social media about “who is at fault.”...

We live in an on-demand world. Virtually anything you want can be at your door within 24 hours (or less). The problem with this on-demand...

I’m starting to understand why adults hate learning new things. I’ve been embarking on a journey to learn new languages: French and...

On April 23, 1910, Theodore Roosevelt delivered, quite possibly, his most memorable speech: “Citizenship in a Republic.” The most famous...

I saw a Linked In post a few weeks ago that went something like this (details removed and slightly edited to protect the guilty): “I want...

A bit of controversy on the blog today about “positivity.” There’s been this sweeping new religion or philosophy around “positivity.”...

I saw a Linked In post a few weeks ago that went something like this (details removed to protect the guilty): “I want to kill the good...

Data, KPIs and goals are great, unless used to shift blame away from those setting the strategy onto those responsible for tactics.

We encourage failure, but we're terrible at coaching people on recovering from that failure. I was playing catch with my son this...

The family and I just got back from a quick trip to Quebec. For those that don’t know (or need a quick reminder) Quebec is still fiercely...

Sticking to policy...come hell or high water. Brave and bold? Or bad business? If you haven't seen the gentleman being dragged off of...

Mistakes. When we make a mistake we can feel angry, maybe ashamed. We feel guilty and sometimes we even try to bury those mistakes. We...

Stop glorifying failure until we know how to coach recovery. Fail fast. Fail forward. Failure isn't fatal. Pick your cliche. There's a...