Author: Mike Schott

Is very different than trying to stab someone.  The world is filled with verbal fighting, especially in the media. Every political and sports show is no longer about reporting, it’s about "experts" yelling at one another about opinions on a specific topic to try and prove a point and destroy the opposing position.  This translates horribly … Continue reading Iron Sharpens Iron (2.0)…

Here is one of the latest worldviews I authored that has led to this open-ended multi-part series on the power of personal agency: I believe the pool of people that fully embrace the concept of personal agency is shrinking and we must change that course through our work with BTL. When I wrote this, I … Continue reading The Power of Personal Agency (Part 3…)

I have been asking myself this question for years: At what point does a growth-oriented company get too big where culture and performance start to slip in wrong direction? Then I was sent a book from a client that made me realize I have been asking the wrong question the whole time. Plain Talk by … Continue reading The Power of Personal Agency (Part 2…)

Lauren and I were able to sneak away for a date night recently for one of our favorite activities, wine tasting, and randomly sat with a guy in an open seating format that turned into the 3 of us sitting and talking for 3 hours sharing some of Champagnes finest in addition to stories about … Continue reading The Power of Personal Agency (part 1)…

One of my first BTL memories from 2016 was when Chet shared his belief that the greatest gift a leader can give their team is the gift of belief.  I did not quite understand it at the time but have felt it from him ever since that day over 10 years ago and I am extremely … Continue reading The Gift of Belief…

If there is one thing I would love to change about my hard wiring it’s the down on self cycle.  This deeply engrained pattern reaches as far back as I can remember in my life and reared its ugly head lately.  The cycles vary in length, but they are not quick to pass. I’m in the process … Continue reading Down on self…

Lauren and I spent some time in Denver last week which became the most OPUS filled 24 hours that I can remember. At dinner with some clients and their spouses, we went around the table and shared the current version of our OPUS’s. When it was my turn, I shared with them I felt like … Continue reading The False Summit…

Today marks our 7th year wedding anniversary.  As I walking out the door this morning, our 5-year-old son asked us what season it was when we met? I said spring but my wife, who is always right, corrected me and shared it was a warm winter day instead. All I remember from that day is that … Continue reading Lucky Number 7…