The Prepared Mind Advantage: When Your Opportunity Radar Pings
November 6, 2025
We talk a lot in business about “seeing the big picture,” but there’s a tendency to focus on
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The Prepared Mind Advantage: The Power and Joy of Being Wrong
July 29, 2025
“How might I be wrong?” It’s not a question that comes naturally to most leaders. After all, we’re
The Prepared Mind Advantage: How Optimistic Leaders Navigate AI Disruption
June 9, 2025
When everything seems to be changing at once — when the latest generative tools can kick out reports,
People First in Zero Gravity: How Apollo 13 Reminds Us to Pivot without Losing Purpose
April 16, 2025
The most powerful leadership moments are rarely handed to you. In fact, they typically don’t even come when
Inside Baseball: Why Going Deep Matters
April 7, 2025
Over the years, I’ve sat in countless meetings where a familiar scene unfolds. Someone starts explaining the technical
Success Can Be Misleading: Why We Need to Ask Better Questions
March 7, 2025
Early in my career, an annual awards ceremony taught me an unexpected lesson about measuring success. Every year,
CEO in 2025 vs. 2000: It’s a Whole New Position
January 22, 2025
If it’s a New Year, that must mean it’s time for goalsetting, benchmarking and self-reflection. I’ll go first
“Quest-ing” For the Right Answers in a Disruptive and Exponentially Changing World
July 26, 2024
Last month, the SpartanNash Executive Leadership Team and I had the privilege of going “back to school” to
With Gratitude for Leadership Mentors, Past and Present
May 21, 2024
This is the tale of two Jims, one I got to know by working with him and the
Open Theft, Closed Stores, Blocked Potential
March 26, 2024
It seems like every week, I’m coming across another news story about a business that is closing due
At the Biggest Game, a Big Day for Teachers
February 8, 2024
Coaches. Teachers. Mentors. We’re lucky for the great ones who enter our lives, sometimes unexpectedly but always at
Timely Takeaways: Learnings from 2023 to Carry Forward
December 20, 2023
It’s that time of year—taking stock of the past 12 months and taking steps to greet the new
Courage In The Moment: Adulting and Life Skills
May 15, 2023
This summer at SpartanNash we have more than 100 interns starting, and I can’t wait. New energy. Fresh
Leadership Mentor and Holiday Spirit Guide, Mr. Nigel Fezziwig
December 21, 2022
About 15 years ago, the CEO of the company where I was working hired a coach to work
ALL IN: Three Stories, One Conclusion
December 6, 2022
A Catholic saint, arctic explorer and corporate CEO walk into a conference center. Wait. Have you heard this