Unfolding the Full Story
It seems like magic…
Purpose
If you’re going to do anything worth doing and want your company to do it with excellence, you need purpose. So why are you doing what you’re doing? Erik explains the purpose…of purpose.
Promise
Promise is a ritual. We’ve been making oaths for thousands of years. They allow for accountability, but they also suggest what is possible. Erik shares the importance of promise to a successful enterprise.
Place
Does everyone in your organization have “a place at the table?” Nobody can deliver on their purpose or promise without knowing and having confidence in their place. Erik unpacks what it means to have a place where you work and why you should care about it.
Top Performance
What’s the difference between being pretty good at something and being legendary? Erik believes it is holding yourself to the high standards of top performance.
Standard of Performance
When you look at the top-performing, most successful teams, individuals, or organizations, they have a standard of performance that they relentlessly administer. Erik shares how following a standard drives top performance.
Empowerment
The only way for you and your organization to achieve top performance is through a culture of empowered top performers. Erik unpacks how the confidence, encouragement, and motivation that comes from empowerment enables you to grow to meet your full potential.
Stewardship Mindset
Are you the owner or the steward of your business? The answer may seem obvious, but stewards invest in their businesses in ways owners don’t. Erik explains the benefits of the Stewardship Mindset.
No one will ever say “thank you” for expecting too little of them.
That Time Abe Lincoln Phoned It In
Honest Abe made bed-head look good. Before speeches were written by committee The most famous speech in American history is…
When Laundry Was a Dice Roll
She’s either cleaning clothes or joining a folk ensemble. Laundry always kind of sucked That’s why kings and rich fish…
The World’s Deadliest Profession
Way worse than Alaskan crab fishing These gents (Beethoven, Schubert, Dvorak) never made it past their “ninth” Gustav Mahler had…
Don’t let René Magritte yank your chain
Are your eyes lying to you? There are plenty of images that play tricks on us. Two people can see…
Beware Of Typhoid Murray
You don’t mess around with Typhoid Typhoid was a deadly bacterial infection that resulted in fever, rashes, delirium, and in…
Hawkeye Saves The World
And he did it with…wheat? These little fellas saved lives. It’s just wheat, right? Numerous studies have estimated the wheat…
George Washington Was A Loser
Though I wouldn’t say that to his face. He was like 6’2”. And rather muscle-y. If you look at Washington’s…
Did You Hear Me?
What you say isn’t always what they hear We get this in personal relationships. Sometimes. Everybody’s said something to a…
Not The “Time After Time” You Expect
No, not the Cyndi Lauper one. Most love songs are about one spectacular moment. Most of our “timeless” love stories…
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