Several weeks ago, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to give an interactive lecture to an auditorium of engaged college students on the subject of leadership. We discussed the high-performance leadership framework that goes deep into the areas of:

Envisioning

Enlisting

Embodying

Empowering

This one seems pretty obvious, doesn't it? I mean, "Always do your best" has been told to us from time immemorial, or for me since Father Dowdell would take me aside, my lungs filled with pain, defeated that I couldn't keep up in cross country, and he would say "my friend, my friend, as long as...

In my experience, COURAGE encompasses a complex process of realization, recognition, and response. An understanding of this process allows one to strategize and execute through challenge and discomfort. 

There are courageous acts of all kinds. In the movie “Free Solo,” the...