Author: John Rue

I loved Toto's blog about A Failure of Nerve & the 3Rs and how learning to "catch & release" is the key to high performance in work & life... and how they go so well together. With a couple different BUILT TO LEAD groups this past week, we did something similar and called it the … Continue reading Rewire your brain…it’s “jumpered to conclude”

This isn't just about doctors but since I'm working with two new clients who are, it's helped me see something I've missed. There is a book on our reading list that Larry used to quote alot called "What Got You Here Won't Get You There." Both my doctors have hit a glass ceiling not because … Continue reading From Great Doctor to Great Leader

Loving our series, Toto... I don't know if Yogi Berra said it but it's true... "You can't give away what YOU can't give away"... This is the first belief we have about why we practice.   Few leaders have been part of a team that is truly ONE...they haven't experienced what they're trying to build so they settle for … Continue reading Why BUILT TO LEAD practice

Friday I met with the  non-profit team still figuring out how to "merge".    On the highway the way you merge is to yield.   Unfortunately the only yielding this team had done so far was to FEAR. Unlike last time, the acquiring CEO was present.   And I could tell that everyone who had … Continue reading The “M” word – PART 2

I didn't see this one coming. Neither did he. One of the things my late builder & mentor Larry Allen taught me was prospects buy BUILT TO LEAD mostly after experiencing it on a call. So this one's for Larry... A 50+ something entrepreneur in a tax accountant suit and I had almost finished a … Continue reading Vision (or what you won’t learn in business school)

Yesterday I had the privilege of leading a practice that had been thru a M-erger last year (but obviously still NOT thru it and reeling from it).   It was a privilege b/c this is a team of leaders that helps people who are HIV-positive in Ohio.   It's not a casual job you take just for the … Continue reading The ‘M’ word

...is a contradiction.   Apathy and "settling" are enemies of OPUS, too -- but FEAR is the biggest (and the root of most others).   Wednesday I'd scheduled a special practice for a team to share their OPUS with each other.   This is a very cool little team of 8 in a very profitable, small … Continue reading Fear & OPUS

At yesterday's practice where Toto was a meanie (no surprise -- just ask Miss Gulch, Toto bites), we picked up telling stories about choosing ACUTE pain per the homework assignment. The team wanted to hear from Toto, who shared about a newbie client who'd just embraced acute pain during Discovery.    His pain was rooted in his acute FEAR of laying aside his carefully-crafted … Continue reading As you DISCOVER your voice, TRUST it…