One summer, I worked at a high ropes course that would get the "real deal" nod of respect from any Navy SEAL. Clients varied. Corporate...

Ever wondered what super successful people know that you don't? Here's the secret history. Former farm boy Henry Ford gets hired by...

"The first rule of Fight Club is you don't talk about Fight Club." It's a classic. You've probably heard it before. This showed up on my...

“Let me have men about me that are fat... Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look. He thinks too much: such men are dangerous.” ― William...

In yesterday’s email you may have seen this lead in: “My aunt married a guy who cancelled their honeymoon when he found out he’d be...

When the pain of failure outweighs the pleasure of success, the result is mediocrity. Imagine wildly exceeding expectations on your...

Goodhart's law When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure. Finally, a law that explains what happened to resumés....

How much is too much?

"My job is a circus!" What role do you play? What circus act do you most relate to? Are you the lion or the lion tamer?

In my corporate project management days, after a big project we'd always do a Lessons Learned session. 

Where's the line? Who decides? Maybe Arnold Schwarzenegger does.

Getting fired, even laid off, can be a crushing experience.  If that's ever happened to you you'll appreciate this story even more...

There are some disturbing behaviors that are being normalized. Don't fall for it.

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