The sports world often provides valuable parallels for the business world - the importance of teamwork, shared purpose, and tireless effort towards a goal. But the extraordinary turnaround
Flow Triggers, A Guide to Finding Your Optimal State of Focus
Have you ever been so focused on a task that everything else around you seems to disappear? When you enter that elusive state of complete immersion and high
How I Use AI to Brainstorm Business Growth
If you read my stuff you've before, you know I'm pretty jazzed about technology—especially when it comes to growing a business. Today, we're diving into one of my
Making Decisions With Fist to Five Voting
Do you ever feel like you're just going through the motions in meetings, passively nodding to ideas instead of speaking up? Or you may dread the endless debates
Using AI to Identify Group-Think Patterns
During a team discussion did you ever wonder if there is something you are failing to discuss or address? One creative use of AI is to use it
A Practical Guide to Understanding Cognitive Development Levels
Do you ever get frustrated trying to figure out why some people act the way they do? Or wonder why you sometimes think and behave differently depending on
The AI Tsunami is Coming for White Collar Jobs. Don’t Sugar Coat It!
Let's be honest folks - AI has already disrupted white-collar jobs in a huge way, and will continue at an accelerated rate for the years to come. I
From Startup to Decline – Charting Your Path Along the S-Curve
As a Certified Scaling Up coach, clients often ask me the best way to manage growth for their companies. One of the models I reference is Verne Harnish's
Where Do Your Loyalties Reside When Running a Company?
When you're leading an organization, where do your loyalties lie? Is it with the team of individuals who report to you, those relying on your guidance and direction?
The 70:20:10 Workplace Learning Model
Standing still in the age of crazy rapid change is akin to moving backward. With the ubiquity of AI, our world is starting to change far beyond our wildest
Co-Creating a New Shared History with AI
EVERYTHING in our society is based on shared stories and trust. That has been human history. Our core fear about AI is the loss of controlling the narrative
Character Analysis Report on “The Wolf” from “Pulp Fiction”
As a certified DiSC and 12 Driving Forces practitioner, I've always been fascinated by the complex interplay of personality traits and motivations that define a character. And when
Using Pi App with my Coaching Practice
AI will revolutionize coaching, consulting, teaching, mentoring, and consoling. These tools are early on and already highly-effective. Here is a 3 min sample of how I interact with
Myth vs Science: How the Forer Effect isn’t Normative Science
In the late 1940s, a cunning psychologist named Bertram R. Forer cooked up a crafty experiment, a psychological sleight of hand that would reveal something quite extraordinary about
The Cliche Clean-Up: Making Our Old-School Sayings Work For Us
If there's one thing I've discovered during my explorations at the crossroads of coach, work, and life, it's this: Our language is the mirror to our minds. And
Goal Clarity: The X-Factor for Triumph in Sports, Military, and Business
The 1980 Winter Olympics, held in Lake Placid, New York, witnessed one of the most memorable moments in sports history. I was just a kid, but I recall
Silent Enemy of Leadership: Egocentric Bias
Ah, the corner office. A bird's eye view of the hustle and bustle below, the reins of the company in your hands, and a hard-earned plaque on the
WHY POWER, not WILLPOWER
In 2013, former Navy SEAL David Goggins decided to take on one of the most grueling endurance challenges in the world: the Badwater 135. This ultramarathon, spanning 135
Whitehall Study: Seniority, Stress, and Team Empowerment
Picture this: you're standing atop a towering corporate skyscraper, gazing down at the world below. The bustling city, with its myriad of people and intricate networks of businesses,
Melding Minds: When AI Meets Executive Coaching
Ah, the dawn of a new era! I'm standing at the intersection of two worlds, the vibrant tradition of business coaching and the intriguing realm of Artificial Intelligence.