One of the main characters in our Transformational Journey from the Alamo is, of course, Davy Crockett. Like so many American heroes, much of what we think we know about Crockett is not based in fact but rather consists of stories created over the years in order to “sell” something. For example, both the Walt… Read More
Month: March 2018
What Metrics Are You Overlooking?
For Civil War soldiers, the only thing worse than armed combat was the sheer danger and terror of sitting in camp. Of the 750,000 men to die during the war – a recent revision from the traditionally cited number of approximately 620,000 – two-thirds died of disease. That means that 340+ men died of disease… Read More
Are You Primed to Perform?
One of the biggest questions leaders ask is, “How do I motivate my team?” Often we structure a monetary reward system to elicit motivation, but as William Henderson says, “Money is weak glue.” In Primed to Perform: How to Build the Highest Performing Cultures Through the Science of Total Motivation, authors Neel Doshi and Lindsay… Read More
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