What do you stand for? What lines won’t you cross, regardless of the cost? I’ve been thinking about these questions since listening to a great episode of The Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant called “Building Integrity in the Age of Normalized Cheating.”...
A couple of weeks ago, my oldest son Dylan came home from work frustrated. He’s in his twenties, finishing school, and working at a restaurant. He’s been in that industry a long time and he’s ready to be done. That day, he told me about a...
In 2012, Joe Gerstandt and I published Social Gravity: Harnessing the Natural Laws of Relationships. In it, we shared six “laws” for building meaningful relationships. The one that always got the strongest reaction was: Always be authentic. We argued that authenticity...
“The obstacle is the way.” This quote, often attributed to the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, is a core tenet of stoicism. It points to an annoying and inevitable truth. What we want most is usually found on the other side of something we would rather avoid. It...
Leadership isn’t just about speaking, it’s about listening. And not just hearing words, but truly understanding, engaging, and responding in a way that fosters trust and connection. In today’s workplaces, where distractions are everywhere and meaningful conversations...
Few things trigger more angst for less payoff than the annual performance review process. Just the thought of it is enough to send a lot of people into panic mode–employees, managers, and HR alike. I’m not suggesting that the review process is entirely without merit,...
