Fear is universal. The gymnast fears stumbling instead of sticking the perfect landing. The singer fears a moment of wavering pitch. The serious speaker fears[...]
Starting and growing a company is tough stuff. Just ask the 80 percent of entrepreneurs who fail within the first eighteen months of hanging their shingle.[...]
My life is full of celebration. There are happy dances for finished dishes, celebratory puppy cuddles for when our rescue dog makes it around the block without[...]
Good leaders practice the fine art of celebration. Recognizing both team achievement and individual contribution is rocket fuel for morale. Yet for many high[...]
Celebrating with your team is one of the best ways to show your appreciation for their effort and achievement, but that takes intentionality. With a bit of[...]
He stood awkwardly in the front of the room. I remember him shifting on the balls of his feet as he read a script from behind the podium. We were called into[...]
Company culture can make or break a business and those who are a part of it. According to a study by Deloitte, half of workers agree that culture has the[...]
Comedians refer to an audience that hasnโt heard any jokes yet as a โcold room.โ It is thus the job of the comics who go first or second in the night to[...]
Martin Luther Kingโs path to the Nobel Peace Prize took him to several countries and included encounters with J. Edgar Hoover, and the founders of the[...]
โHow could we have been so stupid?โ The question was posed by none other than John F. Kennedy in the aftermath of the 1961 Bay of Pigs fiasco, the a failed[...]