Author: John Rue

...is more important than what we DO. It’s not that WHAT we do when we're together isn’t important – it is, but it’s secondary. What we do together is MORE important than what we do. The “we” is you the leader and whatever system, team, teammate, bride, significant-other, family, child, teenager, group, friend, customer, prospect … Continue reading What we do TOGETHER…

... is more important than what you DO. It's not that what you do when you're with them isn't important - it is, but it's secondary. Who you are when you're with them is MORE important than what you do. The "them" is whatever system, team, teammate, bride, significant other, family, child, teenager, group, friend, … Continue reading Who you are when you’re WITH them…

In practice 48, I was reminded (again) of a huge difference between business and... well most everyone else like the performance arts industry, the entertainment industry, sports at all levels, the military, et al. Most everyone else is USED to practice. They are USED to "Take 2." They are USED to doing the same drill … Continue reading Take 2, not Double-Take

Our worldview at BUILT TO LEAD is not for the masses -- it is for the few. Many say they want great lives, but most settle for some average kind of something because they do not want to do the hard work greatness requires. The Law of the Harvest is "you reap what you sow." … Continue reading The “Law of Averages”

How you answer this question will reveal much about your Core beliefs, passions and principles. A former CEO and friend of mine, Doug Smith, got what he later termed "a gift in an ugly box" when he learned at the age of 57 he had an aggressive form of cancer. His was a kind of … Continue reading Happiness Is ___________

If speaking is just the beginning of hearing, and hearing the beginning of listening, and listening the beginning of understanding, and understanding the beginning of connecting -- no wonder becoming a master connector is a lot harder than it "sounds"! Actually, it's even more complicated -- The message you actually SAY with your words is … Continue reading A Hearing Aid for Leaders: “Play it Back…”

If you are going to be the C.E.O. of anything, there are 4 domains Y.O.U. must address. Our builder Larry liked to quote Michael Gerber, who wrote they are vision, culture, strategy, and metrics. Thank you, Toto & Shannon-ball, for incorporating them into our OPUS framework: O-verarching Vision (aka crazy big dream worth living/dying for) … Continue reading C.E.O. of Y.O.U.-nifying Strategies

Implicit to our 12 Essentials of Personal Excellence and 8 Essentials of Leading Teams is a foundational attitude that comes from the strong core of a THRIVER. Gratitude. This came up in practice #19 last week with a team who is going deeper on the ingredients of Personal & Ethical Trust. When missing, this team … Continue reading Build Your Gratitude