A convicted multiple-murderer stands in front of me, tears rolling down his cheeks. We’re in one of the most dangerous prisons in the country, and in many ways this man’s life depends on the fierce, don’t-you-dare-look-at-me-the-wrong-way image he projects most…
Category: Evolution
Built to fail: Are your mental models designed to thrive?
During my time as a graduate student at Pepperdine, I had the good fortune of meeting Dr. Chris Worley. He and a colleague published a book called Built To Change, an obvious play on the famous title Built To Last. In it…
How to lead in an unpredictable world
This year has been a trying one for many from both a psychological and a physical standpoint. Just last week, hundreds of thousands of people in Houston, Florida, and the Caribbean lost their homes to hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and…
Five ways you can shape your company’s culture
Leaders create culture. Understanding this principle adds a dimension to leadership that many don’t expect or even care to focus on in the midst of a rapid scale of a business or hitting a financial metric. But as many parents…
Posted in Evolution Tagged with: culture, Leadership, Management Coaching, Organizational Culture, Startup
Three ways to hack passion
People often ask me “How can I find my passion?” I’m not talking about recent grads here, but rather accomplished professionals in their 30s and 40s, some of them C-level. They fear they’ve missed their window, or that their passion…
Posted in Evolution Tagged with: coaching, inspiration, motivation, passion, perseverance, volunteer
Notes From Necker Island
A Temple for Purposeful Dreaming with Richard Branson. It’s hard to know where to begin when writing about the famed Sir Richard Branson. Countless articles have been written about him and he is his own best spokesperson, having written numerous…
Gravitas at Work: Part One
Use These Three Key Skills to Establish Gravitas at Work As an executive coach to entrepreneurs and senior leaders at startups, my clients often ask me about how to build gravitas. This is not surprising, given what it takes to…
Posted in Evolution, Geoff Graber
Five Things You Should Do As You Scale To Avoid Losing Your Company’s Soul
One of the times that most start-ups begin to falter is when they begin to rapidly scale. Typically once they’ve closed a B round of funding, teams grow and founders and early stage companies sometimes identify this as chaotic or…
Posted in Evolution, Matt Auron
Culture Isn’t Just Office Perks
Many of the most iconic and admired companies today are known as much for their culture as they are for their product or experience. Hollywood made a movie made starring Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson featuring Google’s culture. Zappos has…
Posted in Evolution, Matt Auron
Thanks, Yahoo! And Other Reflections on How It All Went Awry
As Yahoo! passes out of independent existence, I couldn’t miss the opportunity to reflect on all that I gained from my time there and share my perspective on how the leadership of Yahoo could have saved the company from faltering…
Posted in Evolution, Geoff Graber
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