The Letdown Effect

The Letdown Effect

The Letdown Effect Well…….we got hit with a bombshell coming off our summit.  One of our team members tested positive for COVID-19. The staff was all in a tizzy on Monday morning as the leadership team scrambled to communicate stability, confidence and clarity to our...
Not all problems are created Equal 

Not all problems are created Equal 

This past Sunday, I woke up with my lizard brain in high gear.  I was thinking about crises, problems, and scarcity –and felt a general sense of fear and heaviness.  These feelings are being triggered by fatigue, and most of these things are outside my control.   On...
Change is hard!!

Change is hard!!

I am at Publix eating a salad here in Fort Myers, Florida, when I see George, who has been bagging groceries here since at least 2002, when Melissa and I were living at Red Cedar Drive apartments. There is a certain comfort in seeing George still here; still working...
Leading Change

Leading Change

Smart vs. Healthy Is your business Smart and Healthy? In his book, The Advantage, Patrick Lencioni explains that it is natural for most leaders to focus on the “Smart” aspects of business, such as financial metrics, sales and marketing, tracking software, compliance...