Author: Chet

Daniel Goleman is know as the Father of Emotional Intelligence. In fact, he wrote the book with said title. Check it out if you haven’t already. The book is loaded with insight into this mostly misunderstood intelligence. Here are a couple. First off. IQ is a threshold skill. Fact. If your IQ is somewhere around … Continue reading CEO disease…

It’s Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. Followers of Christ observe this period of 40 days to be reminded of who we are, why we’re here, and where we’re going. Here’s my leadership “and,” for what it’s worth. Whether you observe this season or not, remember we leaders are not called to a sense of … Continue reading Ashes…

Today, I was privileged to practice for the 86th time with a high performance team in KC. Was my great pleasure. And, today, I received this picture from Jim Gant, my dear BTL brother - made me weep. Today, I received a voicemail from The Athlete. He had called to make sure I got it. … Continue reading Show me the meaning…

The book titled Stealing Fire is all about optimizing human performance. This one will cause you pause and make you uncomfortable (at least it did me). However, today, I found myself again telling a story from SF that had nothing to do with finding flow. Ellie, one of the military's shrinks, is not about optimizing … Continue reading More HUman. Less THEman…

Normal humans act in fear. Their performance is inconsistent. Normal leaders use fear and create “do or die” moments to motivate. Works for a season or two. High performing humans act in love. Performance is more predictable because effort is more consistent. High performing leaders use love to inspire. These dudes dream and do. Works … Continue reading Action in ambiguity…

Since the discovery of fire, we humans have congregated around it. Campfires are warm, inviting, and safe. Want a more creative, innovative, and trusting team? Build a campfire, CEO. Invite the team to huddle up. Listen. Keep putting wood on the fire and sit back and learn. Be unproductive and present. Be with. Sit still … Continue reading Campfires…

All humans are hurting more than they show. You see, friend, if it’s true that life is hard and the great life is found when learning to love hard things, then it only makes sense we’re gonna have to embrace some pain and suffering along the way. And, most humans only understand what it’s like … Continue reading What it’s like…

During practice this week with a weak team working on building strength, I asked them to all write their definition of truth. What’s the truth about the picture above. The sky, clouds, and sea are easy. What’s that lurking beneath the fin? Dolphin or shark? What’s lurking beneath with nothing exposed on the surface? Can … Continue reading Truth…