Adapted from The Money School: 12 Simple Lessons to Master Financial Markets and Investing by Nicole Lapin I shed my financial world training wheels in the pit at the Chicago Merc, which is an exchange where commodities are traded. I hadn’t seen the movie Trading Places yet, so I had no idea that commodity trading […]

Adapted from The Charismatic Leader: 21 Skills to Connect with People by John C. Maxwell Storytelling is an important tool for leaders. It is a skill that comes with practice, and fortunately, anyone can learn to develop it. If you don’t have much experience with it, or you would like to improve, then allow me […]

Adapted from Rethinking Work: Seismic Changes in the Where, When, and Why by Rishad Tobaccowala Imagine starting a company today in which it’s unnecessary for your employees to work in proximity to customers and colleagues. Imagine that this new company has the ability to serve customers anywhere in the world. Imagine that you can hire talent […]

Adapted from The New Rules of Investing: Essential Wealth Strategies for Turbulent Times by Mark Haefele and Richard C. Morais Rewire and rethink your investment strategy in a world where free markets are out, and government intervention is in. That starts with unlearning how Wall Street has traditionally taught you to think about the world […]

Adapted from The Obvious Choice: Timeless Lessons on Success, Profit, and Finding Your Way by Jonathan Goodman Our social media bubble represents maybe 0.01 percent of what goes on in the world that affects us and likely closer to 0.0000001 percent of what goes on in the world at large. There’s ego involved, sure. But […]

Adapted from Building a StoryBrand 2.0: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen by Donald Miller Identifying a potential desire your customer can fulfill opens what, in storyteller terms, is called a story gap. The idea is you place a gap between your hero and what they want. Moviegoers pay attention when there’s a story […]

Adapted from The Self-Aware Leader: Play to Your Strengths, Unleash Your Team by John C. Maxwell If you want to be an effective leader, you must take responsibility for helping your team win. How can you do that? By connecting with team members, getting to know who they are, learning to care about them, and […]

Adapted from The Hive Mind at Work: Harnessing the Power of Group Intelligence to Create Meaningful and Lasting Change by Siobhan McHale Making the Critical Change Decisions When a bee colony becomes overcrowded, those who will populate the new hive fly to a nearby branch. Scout bees leave the staging area to search for promising […]

Adapted from Leading with Cultural Intelligence, 3rd Edition by David Livermore Leaders with cultural intelligence may not always know all the dos and don’ts of the cultural contexts where they lead; but with CQ, they have a GPS to navigate the complexity of these situations in a way that is both effective and respectful. Leaders […]

Adapted from Million Dollar Action by Rachel Rodgers, the workbook for the bestselling book We Should All Be Millionaires. Key Points to Know Even if you feel ashamed, disorganized, and sloppy when it comes to your money, here’s the good news: It is never too late to create systems and get things on track. Yes, […]