How History Can Build A Great Team

I can’t stop thinking about our Eastern European vacation this summer. If you’ve ever been to Europe, you’ll know that one thing always stands out: History. Europe has couches older than our entire country, and that got me thinking. The First Nations...
The Hidden Value Of Curiosity

The Hidden Value Of Curiosity

My family and I just got back from an amazing vacation in Eastern Europe. While we were there, we stayed with a Hungarian family, the family of an exchange student we hosted last summer. Our time with them was incredible, and in hindsight I’ve been struck by a...

You Don’t Have To Have The Answers

One of the most important truths to remember as a leader is this: Just because you’re in charge, doesn’t mean you have all the answers. In fact, often, the most powerful answers to the questions we struggle with the most come from the people we least...
Don’t Keep Us In The Dark

Don’t Keep Us In The Dark

There is a ‘leadership’ mindset out there which always leaves me flummoxed. I cannot understand why anybody, much less a leader of an organization hoping to be successful, would adhere to it. And yet, it is a mindset nearly as ubiquitous as any other: the...
Negotiation Is Not About Winning

Negotiation Is Not About Winning

Since we’re on a streak with posts on “negotiation,” I thought it essential to point out a lesson I learned in one of the titular books on the subject, “Getting To Yes,” written in the 80’s by two Harvard professors. This is the most powerful lesson I took away from...