I can still picture it.

It was 1987, and I was walking across the campus of the University of Iowa when I saw someone stop at what was, to me, a remarkable piece of technology. He slid a plastic card...

Several weeks ago, I had the opportunity to speak with more than 200 college interns beginning their professional careers. They represented over 100 companies, more than 60 universities, and came from...

When I was growing up, there was a familiar question waiting for me almost every afternoon.

"Did you do your homework?"

Parents asked it. Teachers checked it. Coaches reinforced it. The message was ...

Last weekend, I spent several hours walking a field that once served as a Native American settlement more than a thousand years ago. The field looked ordinary enough at first glance. Corn stubble, pat...

On January 1st, I had a list of things I intended to accomplish this year. Some are ahead of schedule. A few are behind. Others have changed entirely. That's life.

Six months ago, many of us welcomed...

In executive coaching, one of the most important questions I ask leaders is deceptively simple: “What are the things that only you can do?”

Not the things you can do. Not the things you are good at d...