Unlocking Leadership Lessons from 13,000 Feet

Over the last two years, Mike and I have taken dozens of leaders through “100X Leadership“. We use a metaphor to talk about preparing ourselves as leaders, and the need to acclimate to higher altitudes. To bring the metaphor to life, Mike and I had the dream a couple of years ago to make a…

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Why Do We Not Train New Managers

I came across an article recently that caught my attention for more than one reason. The article was “Do We Still Need Managers?” published in Fast Company in February 2022, and the answer to the question was “Most workers say ‘No’.”  Interesting. The subtitle on the article was “What we need from our managers has changed. But…

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NC Idea Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Summit 2019 – Day 1

I heard about the NC Idea Summit a few weeks ago in a business meetup with Daryl Shaw of Royalty Marketing. (Thanks, Daryl!) It is a statewide meeting of organizations who are working hard to promote entrepreneurship in North Carolina. By design, it is an ecosystem to support, nurture and grow businesses across the state.…

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