Dec 24, 2020 | Acceleration, Attention, Executive Skills, Habits, Productivity, Routines, Stillness, Thinking Tools
I know that everyone is in a hurry to turn the page on this incredibly challenging year, but doing so too quickly would be a mistake. Life seems to naturally slow down this time of year for those of us who are fortunate enough to enjoy a holiday. This season is quite...
Nov 7, 2020 | COVID-19, Executive Skills, Social Commentary, Thinking Tools
The cascading crises of 2020 have demonstrated the enormous weight of bad news. Here are some strategies to help you cope in case the worst is yet to come. Photo by Clément Falize on Unsplash It’s fair to say that 2020 has been a constant stream of dismal news. To...
Oct 1, 2020 | Executive Skills, Leadership
Tom Brady is the model of what a modern leader should be. Believe me, as a Dallas Cowboy fan(atic), it pains me to write that. However, I’ve come to realize that quarterbacks like Brady, Patrick Mahomes, and Dak Prescott combine timeless virtues of...
Jul 3, 2020 | Anticipation, COVID-19, Strategy, Thinking Tools
The successive health, economic, and social crises of this year underscore the need to be prepared for uncertainty. Follow this Five-Step Playbook to be Future PROOF. Photo by Justin Kauffman on Unsplash 22 years ago, I was staying at a friend’s house in San Diego and...
May 26, 2020 | Anticipation, COVID-19, Mega Trends, Social Commentary
Photo by Jose Antonio Gallego Vázquez on Unsplash So many aspects of lives operated on autopilot until recently. Not anymore. The second and third-order effects of C-19 are — for good and for ill — breaking centuries-old habits. The Coronavirus just pressed...
