The Case Against Intuition

The Case Against Intuition

By Nat Greene The following is an original blog post, based on lessons and concepts in Nat Greene’s new book Stop Guessing When facing tough problems, many leaders encourage their team’s ideas to spring forth in the hopes that one or two really powerful ones will...

Now, Make 2017 Your Best Year Ever

Now that your New Year’s resolutions have come and gone (for many of us), it’s time to take a fresh look at the year. I’ve described this previously as the Etch-a-Sketch effect. Some of you don’t know what an Etch-a-Sketch is. It’s a toy that allows you to draw...
Service With Sprinkles Takes Courage

Service With Sprinkles Takes Courage

What makes a great cookie special? Sprinkles! What makes great service special? Innovative service. Chip Bell expands on this theme in his newest book, Creating Awesome Experiences Through Innovative Service, and shares a few of those thoughts in this delightful post....
Lessons From The Stars

Lessons From The Stars

Leaders Open Doors for MORE than Just the Top Performers A Guest Post by Eileen McDargh This summer, we spent nine days of backpacking in the Pioneer Basin region of the Southern CA High Sierras. The 12,000-foot Mono Pass assured us that we were well tucked behind...