Author: Chet

You are a brand. Are you Are you Patagonia or Paris Hilton? One is built around a great product and another on great marketing.We are BTL. We are becoming Built to Lead. We build individuals, teams, and leaders. We build oneness within and with a few. It’s a long process. Infinite game not an end … Continue reading Brand…

Fire and forget, is a familiar term if you operate in military flying circles. In the old day's, a pilot would have to train his eyes and aircraft on the target and keep them there for as long as he fired the machine gun or missile. Today, pilots fire and forget. The missile has the … Continue reading Fire and forget…

Yesterday we enjoyed practice 191 with a team of Grappy’s leaders.The Irish played ball. Carson killed it. No Neck Nick was fire. Rocky rocked us all. Kollin was Moore of the same freakin’ magic (he’s been in BTL for forever it seems). Ryder was cool. Dylan was wise beyond his years. Vinny led us in … Continue reading Grapple within…

Recently, a client reminded me of a conversation we had with his right hand dude a few years back. We had been talking about a teammate of theirs I didn’t trust. My client recalled me sharing I don’t believe people’s words very often. His right hand dude responded - you’ve got trust issues, Chet. I. … Continue reading Trust…

Excellence takes time. Patience, perseverance, persistence. We all know this. Yet, we rush the process a lot of the time. We want it faster and bigger. We want it now. Growth is essential. Fast growth, however, can be fatal. Organic growth is the one you want. Where, leader, are you rushing the process? Where are … Continue reading Organic…

9/11 a day we’ll never forget. I’ll never forget the call I got that early morning from an old CompuServe colleague who had recently left to take a great job leading sales at Akamai. He called me “Boss” as he always did and still does. Sounded different that morning. Very different. “Boss, I was supposed … Continue reading Soup…

Forty years ago, when I had my first leadership role for CompuServe, I remember my boss telling me “don’t be afraid to lead those older than you.” Good advice. Everyone was. Today, I’m the old dude in the room almost everywhere I lead. Blink of an eye, or so it seems. My first HR leadership … Continue reading Hurt with ‘em…

Recently a client shared his big dream with me. It’s BIG and a good one too. There was one troubling element, at least to me. He wants to be known. Well known. Here’s what I told him. Be more like John - John Adams that is. His nightly prayer with his children was some ccd … Continue reading Thanks, John…