Yearly Archives: 2017

Reach out to leaders in the space that you want to be and literally put up your hands and do work for free.

In this episode, Kevin discusses how the busier you are, the more you need quiet time with guests, Justin Talbot-Zorn and Leigh Marz. Justin is a Truman National Security Fellow and public policy consultant. And he’s been a regular meditation teacher on Capitol Hill, where he also served as Legislative Director for three different members of Congress. Leigh is former nonprofit executive director, and today is an organizational consultant, coach, and organizer of retreats for leading universities and federal agencies.

People like to work with you, they don't like to work for you, if they have the option.

Everyone has biases. The only thing worse than having a bias is not realizing that you do. It is in the knowing that there...

In this just-posted interview with Chuck Leddy, "Radical Candor" author Kim Scott explains how managers and leaders must do two things well: (1) care...

Before Saturday Night Live, Kids in the Hall, and In Living Color, The Muppet Show was my comedy variety show. If I can give...

In this episode, we're going to talk about resilience and bouncing back from failure with our guest, Cam F. Awesome. He is a champion heavyweight boxer, who also happens to be a vegan. He lands punches in the ring, and punchlines in comedy clubs as a standup comic. He travels around the country as a keynote speaker, inspiring audiences with his life story and teaching principles of goal setting and resilience. And, he recently won his fifth Golden Gloves national championship.

Recognizing people for positive performance is as simple as just saying “Thank you.”

For organizations today innovation is critical. Without it they cannot solve their toughest problems and remain competitive. To ensure this happens, leaders depend upon...