1: “Imagine we’re floating in a clear blue ocean—somewhere warm like Hawaii or Mexico,” Ron Shaich writes in his terrific book Know What Matters: Lessons from a Lifetime of Transformations.  

“Waves are breaking and rolling toward the white, sandy beach,” Ron notes.  “We know that’s where we are headed, so our ultimate destination is clear.  And we know that any wave will take you to shore.

“But not just … continue reading

This week and next we are exploring Sahil Bloom’s concept of “Social Wealth” as outlined in his book The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life.

Today we turn to a list of “Social Wealth Hacks I Wish I Knew at Twenty-Two” which Sahil put together with Arthur C. Brooks, social scientist, Harvard Business School professor, and number one New York Times bestselling … continue reading

1: “I live right on the edge of downtown Portland in this fun micro-urban neighborhood,” John Mark Comer writes in The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry.

Early in the morning, as John Mark sits and prays while enjoying his first cup of coffee, his neighbors are filing out the door to do a sunrise run.

It’s “a house full of single people who are essentially a walking advertisement for Nike,” … continue reading

1: “To create anything of value—whether it’s a product, a company, a society, or a life,” Ron Shaich writes in his powerful book Know What Matters: Lessons from a Lifetime of Transformations, “we must push through our default settings.”

How do we do that?

“By living consciously and deliberately, by making the hard choices, and by using tools … to discover what will really matter, again and again.”… continue reading

1: Sometimes, entrepreneur and author Dan Martell plays a little game with his coaching clients.

“It’s a mini-test disguised as a simple question,” he writes in his book Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Reclaim Your Freedom, and Build Your Empire.

He sends a text: “Do you have time for a quick call in the next hour?”

How they answer gives Dan insight into how that coaching client is … continue reading

1: It was a warm California evening in May 2021. Sahil Bloom and an old friend sat down for a drink.  

“As we settled in at our table, he asked how I was doing,” Sahil writes in The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life.

“I gave him the standard response that we’ve all grown so accustomed to: ‘I’m good. Busy!'” he recalls, “with … continue reading

Many leaders and organizations find themselves at a crossroads with artificial intelligence (AI): intrigued by its potential, wary of its risks, and uncertain about how to move from curiosity to confident adoption.

These mixed feelings-curiosity, skepticism, fear for jobs, and concern about privacy and security-are not only common but valid.

As  Geoff Woods, author of The AI-Driven Leader, emphasizes, AI is not here to replace us, but to … continue reading

1: Back in 2014, business was booming at Google and Apple.

Not so much at Microsoft. The one-time tech leader was stumbling.  

“As the world shifted to mobile and cloud computing,”  Geoff Woods writes in The AI-Driven Leader, “Microsoft was falling behind, gasping for breath. It was out of touch and slow to adapt.”

In February of that year, Satya Nadella became just the third CEO in … continue reading

1: Imagine being the captain of a battleship. A torpedo has hit the ship. 

Now what?

“Send a portion of their crew to contain the hull breach,”  Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, and Vikram Malhotra write in their book  CEO Excellence.

The captain, however, “stays on the bridge, increases speed to full, and deploys the rest of the crew to keep fighting the war.”

The best CEOs take … continue reading

1: The executive team had gathered to make three investment decisions.

“First, they discussed the investment for a £10 million nuclear power plant,” Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, and Vikram Malhotra write in their book CEO Excellence, citing C. Northcote Parkinson’s 1958 book The Pursuit of Progress.

Total time spent to make the decision: Two and a half minutes.

Next up?  What color should they paint their … continue reading