Tag Archives: leadership

A Dad’s Best Leadership Advice

Simply put, my dad is a badass. He is 78, plays multiple rounds of golf each day, or gets on his bike and rides 50 miles at a stretch. At his weakest, he suffered a heart attack after playing tennis one day, and I witnessed him pull through the pain and survive triple bypass surgery. […]

Great Leaders Spur Teams to Dream Big with Inspirational Messages Like These

If you’re a great leader, you probably have a team that dreams big. A team that is inspired. That’s because the messages you’re sending every day in multiple ways fuel the motivation to keep reaching higher and more audaciously. What makes these leaders so effective? Inspirational messages like these. 1. They answer the question, “Why […]

When Pressure Gets Big, the Best Performers Think Small

The NBA Finals open this week as one of the great pressure cookers in sports. Over my decades of observing athletes and teams who perform at their peak when the pressure is highest, I’ve seen an important pattern. They think small. Thinking small helps them absorb intense scrutiny, relax and make success under pressure almost […]