Ownership matters to the success of an endeavor. A business, nonprofit, team, family, or just about any effort needs people who act like owners. My book Salvaged touched on this in the chapter about scaling (hint: don’t be suckered into scaling). There is a unique power of an owner compared
A simple way to broaden your leadership impact is to give your team the opportunity to be wrong. That doesn’t mean you actively encourage being wrong of course. You must still do all you can as a leader to ensure their success. But many of us can, at times, become
Last week was my final meeting on a board I joined almost 18-years ago. Eventually I might rejoin the board, but it feels strange to step aside from something that has been a big part of my life. It reminded me of this story, which I shared a few years
A few years ago I wrote this story, but it feels even more relevant today. Maybe because it’s an election year, or maybe because we have our own “alternative facts” to believe. Whatever the reason, it feels like we are hearing more lies than ever before. One reality of this,
To everyone sheltering in place, thank you. It’s clearly working and it has saved lives. As one wag said, our parents/grandparents were called to war to defeat facism and save the world, whereas we are called to stay home and sit on a couch; we can do this! đ So
Sanitization has became our new national pastime. Rightfully so, of course, because we all need to be washing our hands regularly and sanitizing what we touch if we want to beat this pandemic. I grew up working in my Dad’s junkyard. Junkyards are messy places. Everything in them has a
Has there ever been a better time to pick up a good book? Staying at home is our new national calling, and reading a good book is a great investment of our extra time (besides, Tiger King is basically fast food for the brain; you really shouldn’t have too much
A lot of people overlook a simple way to be generous: go through your rolodex. A couple years ago I wrote about being generous without money. The Coronavirus pandemic had me thinking about that post, perhaps because I’ve seen so many selfless acts of generosity recently. So I’ve slightly updated