Why You Should Speak Up

This is a story about a man named Robert Ebeling. He acted heroically. Mr. Ebeling had the integrity necessary to express the facts, and the courage to do what was right. Even when it was really difficult. But first, I want to tell you a...

Reverse Undercover Boss

Here’s a scenario involving you. But it’ll never happen. The CEO of your company gets picked to be on the TV show Undercover Boss and goes undercover disguised as a new employee in your company, and you are one of the few people that are...

Half Your New Goals Will Fail (If You’re a Badass)

My first boss was a badass, and he was the smartest person I’d ever met. Bill Briggs was so much smarter than me, that it took me decades (of life and work), to realize that the one thing he said that seemed obviously wrong at the time - was...

OMG!! I Won The Lottery

When I was a little boy, my dad would tell me “son, you are a winner.” It’s often impolite to talk about winning, especially where luck is involved, like the lottery. And I get that. Although, people love to play the lottery, that’s evidenced...

How A Doctor Killed My Idea, And I Stopped the Madness

My son sent me a text from college. Usually he texts me to give me some news, like about his new part-time job at Fedex. Or how cold it is in the northeast. Smart kid. He doesn’t text me about money. When he needs money, he reaches out to his...

The Secret To Great Work

The refrigerator was dangling precariously from a rope about 20 feet in the air. Definitely not where it should be. I watched it break free and fall… on top of two guys working below. There was a massive crash and a lot of commotion. I don’t...