A Syllabus for Work

With school about to begin, many students will get a syllabus laying out what they’ll need to do in each class to make the grade. It’s a great opportunity to reassess and set new goals. All of us in the workforce could benefit from the same approach. Let me encourage you to take a breath, pause, and reset at work.

More Than Enough

I remember the moment like it was yesterday. A Tuesday morning sales meeting in my office in Addison, Texas, just like the meetings I still hold today. A co-worker came in and told us that a plane had just hit the north tower of the World Trade Center. Like many, I...

Get Wisdom

We all need wisdom: at work, at home, and everywhere else. But how good are you at finding it? To give you a few extra options, let me introduce you to three sources who have taught me a lot this year: 1) My great friend, Jonathan Steenland, founding partner of...