Over the years, I’ve come to believe one of the biggest myths in business is that culture lives in a handbook. Our great recruiting practices solve for culture. It doesn’t. You can print your values on a poster, laminate them, hang them in the break room, and still watch people behave in ways that contradict… Continue reading Culture is Caught, Not Taught
Author: Glen
Are You Avoiding Conversation Collisions with Others?
The Cost of the Conversation You Keep Avoiding Every team has a moment where someone should say something, and does not. The deadline that is clearly slipping. The teammate who is coasting. The behavior that’s quietly eroding trust. Instead of naming it, we route around it. We collided. Here is the problem. Avoiding the collision… Continue reading Are You Avoiding Conversation Collisions with Others?
Is Your Time Paying You Dividends?
Measuring Your Return on Time (ROT) We all know about ROI, Return on Investment. We monitor our retirement accounts, mutual funds, and businesses because we want our investments to produce the greatest possible return. But when was the last time you evaluated something far more valuable? Your Return on Time. Unlike money, time is the… Continue reading Is Your Time Paying You Dividends?
The Meeting After the Meeting May Be the Most Important One
The U.S. Marines and Special Operations teams understand something many businesses overlook: Finishing the mission is not the end of the mission. Most Companies Do Not Have a Learning Problem. They Have a Repeating Problem. They make the same mistakes that show up in different ways. Then they call it experience. The U.S. Marines and… Continue reading The Meeting After the Meeting May Be the Most Important One
What is your current AI Grade?
If AI were a class you’re taking right now, what grade would you earn? An A? B? Maybe a C? Most people assume AI is about building agents, writing code, or replacing jobs. It is not. For most professionals, AI is simply the most powerful thinking partner they’ve ever had. The question is not, “Do… Continue reading What is your current AI Grade?
The Best Anglers Are Quiet
Are you commanding the room, or are you just drowning out the people who have the answers? If you have ever spent a morning on the water, you know the atmosphere of a successful fishing trip. It isn’t defined by shouting, frantic movement, or the constant noise of someone trying to prove how much they… Continue reading The Best Anglers Are Quiet
It’s Not About the Tackle
Are you trying to upgrade your results by buying better gear instead of refining your own approach? Every weekend, you’ll see the same scene at the local lake. An amateur angler pulling up with thousands of dollars of the latest high-end gear. They have the most expensive carbon fiber rod, a top of the line… Continue reading It’s Not About the Tackle
How Full is Your Energy Glass?
We all get the same 168 hours every week. No one gets 172. No one gets 190. No one gets a secret extra day between Thursday and Friday. But while time is distributed equally, energy is not. Each of us carries an “energy glass.” Some people have larger glass. They can carry more, absorb more,… Continue reading How Full is Your Energy Glass?
Being Managed vs. Being Led: Why the Difference Changes Everything
There is a question worth asking of any workplace: Are your people being managed, or are they being led? The distinction sounds subtle. It isn’t. Management, at its worst, is about control, hitting targets, enforcing process, keeping people in their lanes. Leadership, at its best, is about unlocking human potential. One asks what did you… Continue reading Being Managed vs. Being Led: Why the Difference Changes Everything
Business Can Be Fun: The Future-Self Advantage Most Entrepreneurs Never Discover
Most entrepreneurs are asking the wrong questions. Those questions matter. But they miss something deeper. A better question is: What kind of person am I becoming through the process of building this business? Because the truth is, your business is not merely producing revenue. It’s producing you! Every decision you make, every challenge you face,… Continue reading Business Can Be Fun: The Future-Self Advantage Most Entrepreneurs Never Discover