System & Soul Blogs

When we think of the leaders we’ve known, personally or professionally, there are certain traits that no doubt come to mind. When asked to...

If we work with people, we will run into people problems.

If we keep running into dysfunctional dynamics, but we never ask what we might be...

As leaders we’re not only challenged to address the day-to-day challenges and opportunities in our business, we’re tasked with thinking...

When you're in meetings this week or in your next one-on-one's with your team members, remember that when someone is speaking their...

There are 5 levels of vulnerability we're privileged to access with the people we lead. 
Often when it comes to work, we stick with 1...

There's no doubt you work really hard.

But the question you might carry in the back of your mind is, "Am I working on the right things?"

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Back in 2006, Jeff Bezos got flack in a BusinessWeek article about a new service he was building out that no one felt confident...

Yesterday I shared the 4 stages of business evolution. If you missed it, check it out here.

Today's question is related. Ask yourself—

Do...

You are a remarkably capable leader. Being capable is awesome. It's usually how people like us end up in leadership roles. 

But, being a...

My business partner Chris White says, "Protect your confidence."

He says this because he knows—like a lot of business owners—that once...

Successful leaders are founded on two things—being inwardly sound and others focused.

But it doesn't start that way for a lot of us. 

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What do you get with 10 red balloons, 4,665 friends, and $40,000?

Sounds like the setup for a joke, right? ;) 

Answer: A trust-vulnerability...