One of my favorite albums from my favorite bands is Question the Answers by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. You probably haven't heard of it, but I love it. (Mostly, by the way, because of how it spoke to me about my life when it came out. Anthony Bourdain said, “Context and memory play powerful roles in all the truly great meals in one’s life.” I think the same applies for albums). Beyond the music, it was also one of the first times I heard the phrase "question the answers." Besides just being a pithy slogan, it pointed to a deeper idea: There is no final certainty that we can achieve that lets us slack off intellectually, morally, or … [Read more...]
Influencer – Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler
This article was originally published a few years ago at the RockStar Success Library. One thing that I've realized in the interim is that we are all influencers - and it's a skill worth working to improve! I started reading Influencer for two reasons. One, it had a really cool big, green font on the front cover (really). Two, it was written by the same team that had written Crucial Conversations, a book highly recommended by a friend. Apparently, there was a third reason I didn’t even know about- it is really relevant to what I do for a living. The main focus of Influencer is that “People will attempt to change their behavior if … [Read more...]