What do you expect? I saw this quote recently: “Build high expectations into others.” It made me pause. Do I expect big things from those around me? Is developing high expectations a strategy for me? Great leaders master the art of high expectations: ·They believe that most of their charges don’t know how good they […]

I reacquainted myself this week with Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s thoughts on Flow. He describes flow as the mental state of intense focus you experience when you are completely absorbed in a challenging but doable task. Flow happens when you are totally engaged in an activity you excel at, have unlimited energy for, and makes time pass quickly. […]

“I’d rather say I’m sorry than wish I had.” – Quincy Jones Jones is a prolific musical talent known for helping artists achieve creative heights they didn’t know were possible. Being such a coach isn’t a “passive” activity. Coaches who get more out of their clients or teams give constructive feedback. They will tell you […]

I’ve been listening to a podcast called Flying Coach, which features LA Rams head football coach and NFL journalist Peter Schrager interviewing other NFL coaches.  All the interviews are of younger coaches. Candidly, it’s full of football jargon and could be hard to follow, but these are young people who have reached the top of […]