Leadership Lesson: 4 Stoic Virtues: Justice
Justice is defined by the Merriam Webster dictionary as: the quality of being impartial, or fair. Justice is an incredibly valuable virtue especially since life is not fair. In fact, anyone telling you otherwise, should not be trusted. As a leader you have to strive for justice in order to support your team, clients and […]
Leadership Lesson: 4 Stoic Virtues: Wisdom
“The More I Learn The Less I Know.” – Tony Bennett This quote perfectly describes the 2nd stoic virtue of wisdom. As the sober reality is that attaining wisdom is a lifetime pursuit. Something that you can acquire more of, but will always be elusive to some degree. Although the journey of its pursuit is […]
Leadership Lesson: 4 Stoic Virtues: Courage
I listed the 4 Stoic Virtues last week below.. They are in no specific order according to the Stoics. But the best way I digest them specific to leadership is attacking COURAGE as number 1. The fact is that strong Leadership often times means going against the grain. It means taking action not that is […]
Leadership Lesson: The 4 Stoic Virtues
A philosophy called Stoicim emerged thousands of years ago in the ancient world by a man named Zeno who was a successful sea merchant and died in Athens, 236 BC. Stoicism was created as a framework on how to live a better life and to cope with its challenges being Zeno lost everything in a […]
[MM] Perspective
Happy Monday Mindset!🙌 As we kick off our New Year “10Lbs Challenge” brand-wide, I wanted to strengthen your mindset for the road ahead! As yes, there will be A LOT of success, but also A LOT of challenges! And no better way than to provide some perspective from some challenges our ancestors faced. As I […]
Leadership Lesson: Leadership is a Verb
Leadership is a verb. It requires action. The lowest level of it, is simply telling a subordinate what action to take. The highest level of it, is modeling the desired action. Today’s lesson? Whatever your desired action is, lead by taking that action as an example to yourself & team. This is true leadership.
Leadership Lesson: Standards & Expectations
I once heard a podcast with John Maxwell and he was asked how you can identity the leader in the room? His answer was simple: “The person who has the highest standards & expectations……of him/herself.” This is very true. Strong leadership first requires a higher expectation of yourself, long before you can lead others. Want […]
Success Leaves Clues: Nick Saban’s Leadership Final Recap
Nick Saban’s Leadership Final Recap Team, I trust you have enjoyed the leadership lessons from one of the all time best leaders in sports history. Since repetition is the mother of skill, here is a recap of what we have learned over the last 11 weeks. And remember, you are a leader in our organization […]
Success Leaves Clues: Nick Saban’s Leadership Lesson #11
This week is Nick Saban’s Leadership Lesson #11 Teams that play together often end up lucky. Coach Saban firmly believes in luck but you must put yourself in position to be lucky. The luckiest teams are the teams that play well together. Extremely well said. The bottom line, team? The harder we work, the luckier […]
Success Leaves Clues: Nick Saban’s Leadership Lesson #10
This week is Nick Saban’s Leadership Lesson #10 Teams must take ownership of themselves and their personalities. The most successful teams have a culture where all the members have a say. Team – this is why I teach leadership to empower YOUR leadership! Humbling myself as your CEO, the success we have seen in the […]