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Every Monday, I’ll try to offer something to think about in a short video nugget,

hoping you’ll take two minutes to consider for extra perspective to help you start your work week.

New episodes drop on Mondays by 10AM US ET here, YouTube, and LinkedIn. 

All past episodes are available here and YouTube. 

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  • The biggest lesson I learned from failure was “Iron Sharpens Iron”

    The single most impactful book I ever read was “21 Laws of Leadership” by John C. Maxwell.  It was given to me because of a recent failing – and taught me some of the most formative lessons that I still rely on today, including “Iron sharpens Iron.” #TwoMinuteMondays Transcript You can learn a lot from…

  • Ideas on Career Progression

    I’m 30 some years into my 45-year career so here’s my view on corporate career progression. Within two years of taking on any role, you have probably mastered most of the tasks of that role. So, in your third year, you might start looking for the next thing – but there’s an opportunity that many people…

  • The art of introducing someone

    I’ve been to 3 conferences – in 3 weeks – on 3 continents – and I learned 2 things:  The power of meeting in person AND the art of introducing someone.  Transcript I’ve been to 3 conferences … in the last 3 weeks … on 3 continents … and I’ve had the same discovery in…

  • Social Media and Politics

    Last week, we covered “When you argue with the town fool, the town gains a second fool.”  This week, we’ll apply that advice to Social Media and Politics.

  • When you argue with the town fool, the town gains a second fool

    What do Ben Franklin, Abe Lincoln, Mark Twain, two Lions, and me have in common – we all give versions of this same advice.

  • Learning from a caterpillar’s time in the cocoon

    Real transformation, unfortunately, often only happens through change or challenge. Perhaps nothing depicts the magic of transformation like a caterpillar into a butterfly, so there are some lessons we can learn from that time in the cocoon. Transcript This one goes out to my friends in the resilience book club. A boy looked out his…