There seems to be a stigma behind Mondays. Every Monday of the year is observed as the dreadful start of the business week. The alarm goes off early in the morning, and you’re still feeling the effects of the weekend, and yet, you know you have to get up. The…

Correction: Feedback vs feedforward In that relationship, do you wait 12–24 months to address something concerning the relationship? In no relationship, no healthy relationship, do you wait for 12–24 months to address something that you understand could affect the growth and longevity of the relationship. And yet, this is repeatedly…

To face it head-on would require a complete understanding of the resources we have. Every breakthrough moment necessitates a strategy, and no one has ever won a battle without one. A strategy is a defined number of steps that lead us to our breakthrough moment. …

I’ve noticed that we are often willing to pursue a vision, but we treat it as a wish. We handle it as if something great could happen but not likely. We have the same attitude towards our vision as to hitting the jackpot; while it would be nice, the chances…

Accepting help is not a sign of weakness, and it doesn’t make you less of a leader. It’s a lovely sunny day, and you’re out for a stroll when all of a sudden you stumble. You teetertotter but eventually catch your balance and don’t fall. As a kneejerk reaction, you…

It was my last day of middle school, and for the first time, I was going to live with my father. At the time, my father was living in Geneva, so not only was I going to live with him for the first time, but I was also leaving Rochester. …

There is no worse feeling than being stuck; this is doubly true if you are a leader. Feeling stuck can make you think that you are and that it doesn’t matter what you do; you’ll continue to be stuck. It makes you think and believe that what you are doing…

The day my mother said she was sick with cancer was Christmas. We were at her house, standing in the kitchen. And with tears in her eyes, she said, “I have something to share.” She said, “I have cancer, and the doctors do not assure me life.” My siblings and…

In the castaway movie, we see Chuck Noland, played by Tom Hanks, who works with FedEx. As the holiday season is approaching, he has to go deliver some packages. He gets on a plane but not before exchanging gifts with his significant other, Kelly Frears, played by Helen Hunt. She…