The Bannister Effect
This is an excerpt from my book, The Pursuit Of Excellence From the beginning of recorded history through May 6, 1954, the fastest any human being had ever run a mile was 4:01.4. When it [...]
The Difference Between Top Performers and Everybody Else
This is an excerpt from my book, The Pursuit Of Excellence Eliud Kipchoge holds the official world record for the marathon at 2:01:39. Of the 13 officially sanctioned marathons that Kipchoge has run, he’s won 11. [...]
Episode #452: Debbie Millman – Visual Storytelling, Building Your Brand, & Fostering Your Creativity
Debbie Millman has been named “one of the most creative people in business” by Fast Company, and “one of the most influential designers working today” by Graphic Design USA, Debbie Millman is also [...]
Episode #448: Dr. Benjamin Hardy – How To Go From The Gap To The Gain, Choosing Your Who, & Setting Big Goals
Benjamin Hardy is an organizational psychologist and the author of Willpower Doesn’t Work and Personality Isn’t Permanent. He also co-authored Who Not How with Dan Sullivan, which sold over 120,000 copies in the first 4 months of [...]
Episode #442: Randall Stutman – How To Become An Admired Leader
Dr. Randall Stutman is a leadership scientist dedicated to exploring the behaviors and routines of extraordinary leaders. Labeled by Goldman Sachs as the most experienced advisor and executive coach on Wall Street, he [...]
Mike Michalowicz – Marketing That Can’t Be Ignored
By his 35th birthday, Mike Michalowicz had founded and sold two multi-million dollar companies. Confident that he had the formula to success, he became a small business angel investor... and proceeded to lose his entire [...]
Episode #441: Liz Wiseman – How To Build Credibility, Solve Problems, & Multiply Your Impact
Liz Wiseman is the New York Times bestseller author of Multipliers, Rookie Smarts, and most recently Impact Players. She is the CEO of the Wiseman Group, a leadership research and development firm. Some [...]
Episode #439: General Stanley McChrystal – A New Way To Understand Risk & Master The Unknown
General Stanley McChrystal retired in July 2010 as a four-star general in the U.S. Army. His last assignment was as the commander of the International Security Assistance Force and as the commander of [...]
Episode #436: John Bacon – Changing The Culture, Building Trust, & Letting Them Lead
John U. Bacon has written twelve books on sports, business, health, and history, the last seven all National Bestsellers. His latest book is “LET THEM LEAD: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America’s Worst [...]
Episode #435: Johnny C. Taylor Jr – A Leader’s Guide To Work In An Age Of Upheavel
Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, is President and Chief Executive Officer of SHRM, the Society for Human Resource Management. With over 300,000 members in 165 countries, SHRM is the largest HR professional association [...]