Author: Chet

"We humans are biased to our own." Not invented here is a thing. Closed systems are the norm. Ideas become fluent, remember, when given oxygen and shared in the open. Want more creativity and innovation on your team? Shut your judging brain down hard. Open your mind. Learn from all types, especially those unlike you. … Continue reading Open…

The high is not getting clients. The high is not getting the BIG recruit. The high? When they get it.  Good is the enemy of great. Oftentimes high performers are even higher maintenance. Your job is to build an enduring team. Reward skill, passion, and effort. Don’t freakin’ settle, leader. Make your team do what … Continue reading The high…

The process of maturing is difficult not because it is hard to learn new things and accept larger responsibilities such as partner, spouse, friend, and father. Maturation is difficult because of all the unlearning. Personal and collective transformation requires more unlearning than learning. If you have a hard time with repentance, this is a sure … Continue reading Unlearning…

Miss left for the weekend to be with Krit at her baby shower. I had just been to KC the week prior so opted to stay home. Worked out with friends on Saturday and the rest of the time mostly invested in time alone. A little music. Only TV has been a few sports shorts. … Continue reading Quiet…

Screenshot You and I are not in control. As the Apostle Paul said so many years ago, we cannot control ourselves; we do, in fact, what we do not want to do. We battle our flesh so, it only goes to figure, we are destined to battle other flesh too. Sadly, most never come to … Continue reading Love harder…

Do not over value your feelings. They change, oftentimes, like the freakin' Ohio weather. Focus on facts. Feel. Think. Reflect. Learn. Do. This is the BTL to process data when time allows. And, leader, time is what you make of it. Damn. Feel. Allow yourself to feel life, the good, bad, and ugly. It's alright … Continue reading A rolling stone…

Let me make a suggestion I recently offered to a really good leadership team.  Why don’t you get together around a campfire or your outdoor/rooftop bar of choice. Pour a few drinks and shoot the shit for awhile. Get curious. Talk about what’s working and what’s not. Be open to others ideas. Be real and … Continue reading Fight for it…

It might help, leader, to understand a 2019 Gallup survey regarding anxiety levels. USA teams are Gold medal winners, yet again. This time, however, it’s not a Gold medal we want. You see, we are the leading Nation, according to trusted Gallup, in terms of anxiety. This is a big why behind the catastrophic reaction … Continue reading Anxious teams…