Author: Chet

Tonight, I’m going back into my Evernote folders and looking back at practice One with all my current clients. So fun to see the growth. So much progress with each. More than they recall, you know. Blessed to be on the climb with so many worthy targets. Would not trade a one of ‘em. All … Continue reading Blessed…

Your team is toxic. Don’t fret, every team is. Most teams tolerate toxic teammates because their leader does. Want a better team? Become a better leader. Stop tolerating toxic teammates. Turn them. Turn them up or turn them out. This is simple, not easy. Great teams understand their leader is in a tough place. She … Continue reading Built to leave…

Nietzsche was right - He who has a why can endure most any how. Here’s what we missed. He didn’t say the depth of your why. He assumed you understood that not just any why will do when the crucible comes, it has to be a deeply rooted why. This is why your BTL Builder … Continue reading Why not…

This pic was taken as we rolled out of my neighborhood. Everybody’s tank was full. It was all smiles, shits, and giggles. Sixty one miles later we climbed back up this same, half mile hill toward home. The legs were spent, lungs toast, heart was pounding, and all I could think about was resting, refueling, … Continue reading Empty…

Yesterday, during practice 10 with the last team I’m taking on as a client, a not so young man blew me away with his clarity. He challenged the entire team to become BTL. He shared his learning regarding the CORE work he does every, single day. He opened his BBTL book and ranted for a … Continue reading Practice 10…

You do not get what you want in this life. You get, mostly, what you earn. You do not get exactly what you earn, thank God. Life, remember, is not like the game of chess. In chess the best player almost always wins. If the best player loses, she can reverse engineer the moves she … Continue reading Poker…

In between practices this morning I went on a short walk. Twenty minutes in, my new phone rang. It was Grumdelagrum (an old colleague from CompuServe) calling for a weather report. You see, back in the day, I would begin many of my notes to the field with a Columbus weather report. Grum found this … Continue reading Be with…

Recently, I told a client to stop being so good. Strange advice, huh. Here’s some context. My client is a new positional leader in a healthy, growing system. He’s a stud. Outworks everyone. Owns his teams tension and then some. So, during our last practice, I listened to him tell me about a few of … Continue reading The right things…