How Being Comfortable With Weaknesses Builds Functional Leadership Teams “What was your most embarrassing moment in life?” “What did you want to be when you grow up and why?” These seem like unlikely questions to hear at a leadership meeting. But they might be the just the type of questions you want to ask…
Silos, Politics, and Turf Wars – Mavidea bookshelf
I’m a sucker for a fable. I attest this to the fact that my dad, a preacher with a strong streak of Southern in him, told stories all my life. Patrick Lencioni, author of Silos, Politics, and Turf Wars, weaves modern fables to distill his business principles for success. He has a series of books…
Motivation
Today, I am going to keep it simple and share this infographic on how to motivate yourself: Want to read more Daily Attitude Emails by Jake Davis? Visit: The Daily Attitude Email Blog…
Maybe LeBron James isn’t So Bad After All…
Of the NBA, the Media Circus, Role Models and Redemption In 2010, many sports fans became captivated at the media circus that became LeBron James’ free agency decision on which team he would play basketball the next year. As a sports fan myself, and someone who’s always been curious about the business side of sports,…
Trust Begins with Leadership
The Necessity of Creating a Great Culture from the Top Down We’ve been in high gear, here at Mavidea, planning for an event that happened on June 26. It was co-branded with Shoop Training and Consulting on the topic, Connection, Conflict and Culture. I led the culture discussion. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about…