My post on Inc.com today, “Six Lessons I Learned at Lunch With the Best Leader in America,” begins Six Lessons I Learned at Lunch With the Best Leader in America Experience trumps everything in leadership and she has more than you do. From the Girl Scouts to the White House. Is Alan Mulally, former CEO of Ford, whose stock price went up 18 times under his watch, a fair judge of good leadership? How[…] Keep reading →

Here is an interview with a student who took my online leadership course, Isabeaux, an undergraduate at NYU who hadn’t taken an experiential course before, which initially threw her, before she came to find it led to more growth than she’d ever seen, despite going to an elite university. Reach your potential in business and life. My courses don’t take time from the rest of life. You work with people[…] Keep reading →

My Inc.com article yesterday, “America’s Best Leader Doesn’t Waste Time in Airports. Why Are You?” began America’s Best Leader Doesn’t Waste Time in Airports. Why Are You? Business class and travel apps exist for a reason: because traveling is awful. If the most effective leaders can do more while traveling less then so can you. Ask someone at home about travel and they may think of the Eiffel Tower, but[…] Keep reading →

Here is an interview with a student who is taking my online leadership course, Ellen, who is an entrepreneur who recently sold her latest business. As you’ll see, she is also finding that the lessons she’s learning apply to other deeply challenging areas in life.: Reach your potential in business and life. My courses don’t take time from the rest of life. You work with people in your life that[…] Keep reading →

My Inc.com story yesterday, “Hope Is For Losers. Here’s What Winners Have Instead.” begins Hope Is For Losers. Here’s What Winners Have Instead Mainstream society values hope. If you’re in business, relying on hope means you’ve nearly failed and you should know why. In a scene in the great TV show Cheers where Sam is down on his luck, Diane says in a chipper tone to cheer him up, “At[…] Keep reading →

Here is an interview with a student who took my online leadership course, Bethany, who is an Associate Partner at IBM and has an MBA from Columbia Business School: Reach your potential in business and life. My courses don’t take time from the rest of life. You work with people in your life that you care about on projects that you care about without distracting from the rest of your[…] Keep reading →

“I don’t have time to exercise.” Everyone has said it at some point. It’s a lie. At best, it’s ignorant. If you want to lead others, you better know how to lead yourself. Effective exercise can take a few minutes a day. The hard part about effective exercise is that you don’t feel motivation to do strenuous things. I’m not saying it’s easy. The point is that if you talk[…] Keep reading →

My Inc.com piece today, “How to Break Rules and Succeed Like Kobe Bryant,” begins How to Break Rules and Succeed Like Kobe Bryant Kobe Bryant polarized and broke rules most of us can’t, yet earned admiration and support. Why can some people break rules, yet get support? The LA Times called Kobe Bryant “the most polarizing figure in the history of L.A. sports.” He spoke out against his team. He[…] Keep reading →

If you think business is about money, people will control you with it. If you want money and they have it, you’ll do what they want. What do you think looking for a job is? It’s finding people with money and asking them what you can do for them. It reminds me of a student of mine at NYU who came to me asking for referrals for a job. After[…] Keep reading →