You Can Get Out When You Puke — The Discomfort Question — Part Three — Clear and Open

You Can Get Out When You Puke — The Discomfort Question — Part Three

Now, we’re going to get granular about embracing discomfort and how knowing what that entails helps you achieve greatness. In part one of this series, I talked about the tortures of my early springboard diving career and promised I’d tell you more scary things about it. Every diver faces a very specific moment of fear…

You Can Get Out When You Puke — Productive Emotional Discomfort — Part Two — Clear and Open

You Can Get Out When You Puke — Productive Emotional Discomfort — Part Two

Last week, I gave you the assignment to examine your relationship to physical, mental, and emotional discomfort. Did you embrace the discomfort and do the work? If not, go back, and do that right now. It’s common for people to be familiar with the benefits of physical discomfort related to exercise; less so with the…

You Do It, Too – Part Two – The People and Business Problems You Complain About - Clear and Open

You Do It, Too – Part Two – The People and Business Problems You Complain About

Last week, we discussed American politicians and their flaws. Oh… And we also talked about how you’re exactly like all of them—no exceptions. It’s just a matter of degree. Now, I’ll give you a real-world example to compare against your own business problems. I have a group of about ten mid-level managers I meet with…

Own It – Business Leadership, Over-Responsibility, and Under-Responsibility – Part Five

Own It – Business Leadership, Over-Responsibility, and Under-Responsibility – Part Five

If you haven’t noticed, the entire Own It series has been about taking a long look in the mirror and claiming ownership of your faults. Good, bad, or indifferent. Business leadership, personal relationships, and all. I know, it’s cliché, but here’s yet another: “There are two kinds of people in the world.” Over-responsible people and…

Own It – The Real Purpose of Business Systems – Part Four

Own It – The Real Purpose of Business Systems – Part Four

Up to this point in the Own It series, we’ve discussed the importance of responsibility and the employee-manager dynamic. Now we look at business systems and where they fit into this great big business machine. The fundamental misinterpretation of systemization is that “systems are the solution.” Nothing could be further from the truth. Systems are…