We often fixate on productivity and feel that urgency and continual effort leads to the most output. But the truth is actually counterintuitive. Just like any great sport team needs a break to review and adjust, whether it's a timeout, a halftime, or after game review. In each case the team is able to catch its breath, review performance, and make adjustments.

Our teams are no different. Being intentional about when we take breaks as an organization and what we do during those breaks can dramatically improve our productivity AND create and strengthen a performance friendly culture.

In this podcast, we review some ideas about how to do "pauses" the right way.

AI is taking the world by storm. Whether you love it or hate it, it's here to stay. You can put your head in the sand, like the buggy whip manufacturers, or you can figure out how to drive this new car.

There has a been A LOT of discussion of the jobs AI will replace, and there is truth in this. But there has been less talk about how leaders might use AI to improve their leadership. Notice we didn't say how leaders could get more out of their employees. Rather, this podcast focuses on how leaders can use AI to get more out of themselves!

Only 2% of the front line knows the vision in any organization. What?! 2%?

One issue is what we talked about last time, leadership is not communicating well. But perhaps the bigger issue is whether the front line CARES to know the vision. This is a bigger problem.

In this episode we address exactly how to fix the "care" problem from the front line. And, spoiler alert, it happens by fixing leadership!