Challenges that drives us to the brink, can also become opportunities to do what we never thought possible. This happens when you switch your focus from what is being done to you, to what can you do with the challenge. My 2020 reading list helped me change this mindset.

I would probably have gotten fired for the looseness in which I took my implied responsibility as a manager to count hours and monitor individual work processes. Some would have seen it as criminal that I didn’t ensure 40+ hours every week for each of my employees. Some would have called it wasteful that office spaces and cubicles sat barren. Accused me of neglect because I didn’t know the whereabouts of everyone placed under my supervision from 8-5 every Monday through Friday. They would have spoken of my weakness around the water cooler because I would not bat an eye when interacting with my team member while they were at the grocery in the middle of the day. Surely, they would have questioned why I was not more demanding of my people.

Great leaders help companies grow. Bad leaders stunt growth or worse.

When it comes to advancing your career relationships trump results. Why because in a promotion discussion everyone is qualified for the promotion. How can you increase your chances for success.

Be the best version of your authentic self will lead to better outcomes no matter who you try to replicate even if it is the Greatest of All Time (GOAT)

20 years of experience can teach you a lot if you pay attention. Here are 10 things I wish I knew before my career was 20 years young.