As a Leader This is More Important Now Than Ever Before

Neil Armstrong steps from the LEM

    Neil Armstrong’s birthday was August 5th and it got me thinking about one of my favorite stories of all time. It’s a story about President John F. Kennedy. After he had declared we were going to go to the Moon, John F Kennedy visited NASA for the first time, in 1961. He saw […]

Procrastination Can Be Wisdom In Disguise

Wisdom

        Recently, I have really been noticing how much I’ve been procrastinating. I had a couple of big breakthroughs after noticing this and then having some conversations around it. I think what I realized could be useful to entrepreneurs, executives and high powered global leaders of any kind. The first one is […]

Leadership in Difficult Times

BE a voice not an echo

You best serve yourself when you serve others. Here’s a gift for you and your colleagues that will make a big difference…

Find a Great Coach and be Coachable

John Bates in his debate heyday

I recently got this question in my online course discussion area from one of the very cool folks at MovesTheNeedle.com, which is run by a hero of mine, Brant Cooper and his brilliant partner Aaron Eden. This participant said: “Excellent presentation, enjoying it very much. Your finding your coach was kismet. Please tell those of us […]

The Magic of a Woman’s Touch

family pic

I had always heard from married people that 1+1, in that context, equals a lot more than just 2. And, I never really understood it until I met Sharon. Something was just different about her and how I felt about her and after we had been dating for a while I realized that I didn’t […]

I Just Want to Make a Difference

John Bates at IIT Bombay in Mumbai, India

This is a story which I find myself sharing with entrepreneurs I meet, all over the world, because it was such an important lesson for me. I share it when I’m in places like India, Finland, Estonia, the US, anywhere. I share it in Ubers, at co-working spaces, or at JLABS… Anywhere entrepreneurs can be […]

Look For Surprise!

UFO photo unexpected

Your Challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to: Look for Surprise! The Human Brain CRAVES surprise and if you know how to use that to your advantage you will be a far better leader, storyteller and speaker! Check this short video out and then please come to our Facebook page and let us […]

Speak to Them Like They are Great!

Speak to them like they are great, management, leadership resources

Are you up for a worthwhile challenge this week? It will put a fun flavor into your interactions and it might even change your life, if you let it! I’d love to hear how it goes, and if you want some feedback (I mean feedFORWARD – Thank you, Marshall Goldsmith!) I’ll give it to you. Share […]