There’s a viral video out. An Air Force officer is speaking to an academy where some students have been subjected to racist comments and harassment. As he concludes his comments, he tells the 400 assembled to get their phones out and record his final thoughts on video. Here’s what he says: “If you can’t treat […]

PalletOne leaders happen to the world. They prefer not to have to be in a “reactive” mode. Here are four strategies those who happen to the world adopt. They are decisive. They recognize how deciding versus procrastinating creates momentum. They have confidence that the decisions and acting on it teach the next best step. They […]

“Being elite is wanting to do what you have to do.” PJ Fleck, University of Minnesota head football coach. We run into it all the time. We go through a period where we are engaged. We are excited. We approach our work with enthusiasm. We bust our ass. We get things done. Safe. Housekeeping is […]

I heard this about the brain: It is an automatic learning machine. Our brain is constantly taking in information. It makes connections between things. It becomes “learned”. Sometimes we are conscious of our learning. Sometimes we aren’t. Unfortunately, we can “learn” things that aren’t necessarily so. We’ve all had the experience of thinking something was […]