Look for the Good Apples
When the conversation turned to his status as the first American to hold the much-coveted WBC World Heavyweight Championship belt in eight years, no one[...]
shawnmacomber
Latest Blog Posts — Page 35
shawnmacomber
What Great Leadership Looks Like
Whenever I have the opportunity to speak in front of a group of leaders, I often ask them to recall the greatest leaders they’ve ever worked with. I love not[...]
danielharkavy
More is Caught than Taught
Lieutenant Norman Dike froze in the face of fire. Dike led Easy Company, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne, during the wintery attack on the Nazi-occupied town of Foy,[...]
marcusbrotherton
What Does “Character” Even Mean?
Consider some famous names from the business world in recent years. Bernie Madoff. Ken Lay. Bernie Ebbers. What do they all have in common? One thing is that[...]
christianbmiller
Guarding Our Integrity
“I knew it was a fake check,” she said. “But if I didn’t come up with the money, we were going to lose our car.” In more than two decades in law[...]
jeremyjesenovec
When Nobody’s Looking
Julius Caesar Watts memorably said that “character”—meaning good character—is about “doing what’s right when nobody’s looking.” Watts would[...]
Jeremy Lott
Automation for the People
If you want to understand how hard it can be to automate, consider the many attempts to replace cashiers with self-checkout systems. To wit, CVS pharmacies[...]
Jeremy Lott
End Your Fear of Power Sharing
It started with my first day on the job. I’d just been named senior leader at a growing organization with a generously-sized staff. Yet there were problems,[...]
Larry Wilson
Go Viral, and Stay That Way
The question prodding us to increased productivity is almost never, “How do I fit more work into my day?” That question leads to productivity “hacks,”[...]
johnmeese
Why You—Yes, You!—Should Be an Entrepreneur
Back in early 2007, I faced an interesting choice. By just about all accounts, I was doing great as an international sales director for a stable infomercial[...]
chrisducker