At one point in the classic baseball comedy routine by Bud Abbott and Lou Costello “Who’s on First?”, Costello thinks that the first baseman is named Naturally: “Abbott: You throw the ball to first base. Costello: Then who gets it? Abbott: Naturally. Costello: Naturally. Abbott: Now you’ve got it. Costello: I throw the ball to … Read more
In this Two Minute Leadership Talk, I’ll discuss the ideal of “Speaking Last.” It’s about empowering those who work for you to create a “bottom-up” method of problem-solving, rather than the old-fashioned “top-down” style of leadership. This ties in with #3 of our Big Six Leadership Principles®: “Trust and Empower.” You may find your team … Read more
Few people will ever match UCLA Coach John Wooden’s legendary career, he won over 80% of the games he coached in, to include 10 NCAA men’s basketball championships, and when he passed away in 2010 at the age of 99 he was revered as a role model. John C. Maxwell called him the finest example … Read more
The topic of today’s Two-Minute Leadership Talk, our final video in The Big Six® series, is “Balance.” What do I mean by that? I’m talking about the balance between the two spheres of Personal and Professional life. It’s more than just balancing the personal and the professional, though: it’s about maintaining energy. In this video, … Read more
In this Two Minute Leadership Talk video blog, the topic is “Trust and Empower.” I’ll discuss the importance of being willing to “hand over the keys” to your team. If you can’t step away without feeling uncomfortable, you may need to rethink how you’ve trained your organization.’ You can view the video blog here: This … Read more
I’ve always admired the gymnasts who could master the balance beam, because they seem so agile, conducting complex movements on a 4-inch wide strip of wood (to be precise, Wikipedia says the actual width is 3.9”). These athletes display remarkable grace and calm in the midst of what must be intense pressure to achieve perfection … Read more
