“If you want to do a few small things right, do them yourself. If you want to do great things and make a big impact, learn to delegate.” – John Maxwell If every decision in your org has to go through you, you don’t have a leadership team. You have a waiting line. I want … Read more
Most leaders don’t have a dream problem. They have a ‘willingness-to-change’ problem. Everybody wants to grow. Until it’s time to actually GROW. Growth is hard. Change is uncomfortable. And that’s exactly why so many leaders swipe left when the opportunity for either one shows up. We love the IDEA of becoming a better leader. Building … Read more
You Can’t Keep Withdrawing From an Account You’ve Never Invested In. Every business owner understands the importance of a budget. We know what happens when expenses exceed revenue. We know what happens when we spend more than we bring in. And we certainly know what happens when the bank account runs dry. But here’s a … Read more
Imagine spending nearly $340 million to assemble one of the most talented teams in professional baseball. You’ve got household names, future Hall of Famers, and some of the highest-paid athletes on the planet. You have the resources, the experience, and every reason to believe you’re going to win. Now imagine getting swept in four straight … Read more
I ran into a younger version of myself today. He was 31 years old. He had a wife at home. A one-year-old daughter. A handful of employees depending on him. And a brand-new business called Atlas Outdoor that he was absolutely convinced it was going to become something special. Well, convinced might be a strong … Read more
John Maxwell has said, “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” One of the most important leadership shifts we can make is moving from ownership to stewardship. We spend much of our lives using the language of ownership: my business, my money, my home, my opportunities, my … Read more
“If you’re going through hell, keep going.” – Winston Churchill There’s a reason you rarely picture a shark sitting still. For many species of sharks, movement is directly connected to survival. They use something called ram ventilation. As the shark swims forward, water passes over its gills, allowing it to pull oxygen from the water. … Read more
“Leadership means you will be asked to give more than you receive. You’ll carry things nobody knows you’re carrying. ” There might not be a sentence that exposes someone’s leadership ceiling faster than this one: “You don’t pay me to do that.” I understand what people mean when they say it. There are job descriptions, … Read more
Leadership means meeting people where they are and giving them an opportunity to climb. Last week, I was presenting a talk in Canada and one part seemed to draw more attention than almost anything else. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Not necessarily because people hadn’t heard of it before. But because we started looking at it … Read more
“Leadership is influence. Nothing more, nothing less.” – John Maxwell What does it actually mean to be a leader? I think we’ve complicated leadership over the years. Leadership isn’t a title. It isn’t being the loudest person in the room, having the biggest office, or having 100 people underneath your name on an organizational chart. … Read more