The worst career decision I ever made looked great on paper.I left a well-paid programming job I genuinely liked. Good benefits, a great boss, solid coworkers including a close friend. The startup I joined instead? It turned out to be a terrible fit in almost every way. Within a year, I knew I had to
In this episode, I’m joined by Jacob Aldridge, an international business advisor and keynote speaker who’s calling in from Malaysia – where he can literally see Singapore from his window! Jacob and his family recently made a massive “Yes, And” decision: they packed up their life, became full-time travelers, and now “worldschool” their daughter while
Now THAT is an impossible goal!When change overwhelms your team, the instinct is to do less.But what if that’s exactly backwards?When change hits, most of us default to the same response: we shrink. We simplify. We lower expectations and tell ourselves, “Let’s just get through this.”That reaction makes sense (and believe me, I have that
Human connection is becoming a competitive advantage – especially as AI, automation, and digital overload keep pulling us away from real relationships.In this episode, I sit down with Thom Singer. Thom is a keynote speaker, community-builder, and CEO of the Austin Technology Council, and we talked about Human Interaction (H.I.) in an A.I. world. We
Image credit: xavigm99Your Team Isn’t Fine. They’re Just Quiet About it.No one’s complaining. Work is getting done. Engagement scores don’t look terrible.And yet… energy is flat. Initiative is down. People are doing “enough,” but not leaning in.That’s what makes this moment so dangerous—disengagement today is rarely loud. It’s polite. It’s quiet. And because of that,
“Go big or go home!”Sounds great in a sneaker commercial. But for most of us, that advice does more harm than good.This week I’m giving you something a little different than my usual “brilliant insights” (i.e., ramblings…): an excerpt from my upcoming book.This section is about why small steps beat massive action – and how
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