Prior to the Patriots’ stunning comeback in Super Bowl 2017, quarterback Tom Brady answered the question about what makes his team so special: “Mental toughness.” He could have said exceptional physical strength, training, and superior talent, but he didn’t. What team that makes it to the Super Bowl doesn’t embody these? Mental toughness involves somethingRead more
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In 1966 rumor suggested Walt Disney had been frozen at the time of his death-cryogenically preserved to await the day when science could revive him and cure his disease. Nothing could have been further from the truth. In fact, Disney started a fire in the entertainment world that continues to burn decades after his death.Read more
In Landing in the Executive Chair: How to Excel in the Hot Seat, I described “virtuosos” as those people who distinguish themselves and exemplify E5: excellence, expertise, experience, enterprise, and ethics. Of these five, excellence poses the most challenges for understanding it and attaining it. What makes us excellent? First, we must be aware ofRead more
What can leaders learn from a wrestling match with Mother Nature? Today marks the 20th anniversary of the second-largest volcanic eruption of the past century and by far the largest eruption to affect a densely populated area, which occurred at Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines on June 15, 1991. The eruption produced high-speed avalanches ofRead more
