Tools, Tips, & Thoughts: My Advice To Haley… (and you)
Recently, I was sent a very thoughtful email from an up and coming leader named Haley Gribler... She works at an Accounting firm in Brentwood, Tennessee and is striving to get better. Haley sent me a number of questions. Instead of just emailing her my answers, I thought I would share publicly (yes, I [...]
Career/Life Advice — What I’ve Learned…
Over the years, I've gathered career/life advice from many sources: My podcast, 1 on 1 conversations, books, twitter, etc... Here it is (I will update this list regularly -- Please add great pieces of wisdom you've learned in the comments below): John Krasinski got advice from the legendary Robin Williams early in his career. Robin [...]
2018: Year In Review. And What’s Coming In 2019…
2018 was an incredible year for The Learning Leader Show. Here’s a quick look back at the great things that occurred over the past year: I walked away from my corporate career to partner with Brixey & Meyer and share the Learning Leader message the world over. From 34 stages in 7 states and in 3 different [...]
7 Books To Read To Become A Better Leader
Many podcast listeners/friends have asked me what books they should read to become a better leader. The totality of this list is in the hundreds… But for now, let’s start with seven. You'll notice I'm more interested in reading about fascinating stories and the heroes in them than I am about "business" type books. There is so much [...]
The 12 Things I Wish I Knew As A College Athlete
Over the past week, I met with two college athletes who asked me “what I wish I would have known (and done) while in college?” In order to be better prepared for those conversations, I wrote down some of my thoughts. As I did this, I realized I had a few regrets (primarily for not [...]
The Common Denominator of Success
From Albert Gray's book The Common Denominator of Success Several years ago I was brought face to face with the very disturbing realization that I was trying to research and explain what it took to be a success in sales, without knowing myself what the secret of success really was. And that, naturally, made me [...]