Author: Chet

So, you want to believe you’re a leader. Here’s my simple litmus test. Leaders are believers. The ones that get our committed best are consistently becoming more aligned by changing their behaviors to match their beliefs - not the other way ‘round. Leaders are connectors. Again, if you want a team of committed followers, you … Continue reading Initiate…

I believe life is an energy management problem. When you have none, you’re dead. Every, single day I notice lots of humans running out of juice. You see it in their eyes, hear it in their voice, and can’t miss it if you get out of your own head, put your arm around them and … Continue reading Life is…

I wrote this rant eight years ago on a flight home. As I wrote yesterday, sometimes it’s absolutely essential to look back. So, friend, here’s a glimpse of what was on my mind eight years ago. I’m still a house divided today... Our oldest, Jordan, is home for a few days. He hardly returns to … Continue reading Divided…

It's a fine line, friend, between resigned and resolved. Every one of us is gonna hit the wall, so to speak. We all are going to experience being lost in space. All of us find ourselves alone and overwhelmed, in relationships we can't fix, facing problems we can't seem to solve, and in storms where … Continue reading Resigned or resolved…

Back in the CompuServe days, I would take the team to lunch quite often at a place called Windchimes. Nothing fancy. We’d lunch and learn. Nothing formal. Upon returning to our place of work I’d make some unlucky soul sit in my car and listen to a song. I’d turn the car off and tell … Continue reading Longest days…

This lit me up again, this morning. I felt the need to open my SOS (Scorecard of Significance). Had a heavy week, you know. Needed a jolt of energy. Your SOS is meant to remind you why this hard OPUS is worth the sweat. This is leadership 101 if you want to be a Head … Continue reading The Wizard…

We work with elite teams in sport and commerce. We study, learn, and apply every day. Yesterday was a six banger. Translation, I practiced six times. Some one on one. Some with a team. Lots of studying and learning. Here is an attempt at applying… Yesterday was day six of 2022. By way of reminder, … Continue reading More purpose…

So, you think you’re a leader. Good, we could use more leaders on every, single team. Here’s something leaders habituate. Leaders don’t model “poor me,” they leave that to the masses. Leaders simply pour more. Leaders pour themselves into other leaders. Leaders pour themselves into their teams. Leaders pour themselves into their captains. Leaders pour … Continue reading Pour more…