How a homeless man gave me the gift of personal transformation.

I’m often asked how I made the transition from introverted IT nerd to platform speaker. As with any sort of growth, it’s never the one thing. Yet, as I look back at my journey, certain paradigm shifting moments stand out. In particular, an encounter with a homeless man on the streets of San Diego. It was one of […]
That one piece of wisdom that helped me make goal setting a life-long habit

I was a fairly driven youth. I set goals and worked hard to achieve them. Mainly, these were in the area of school grades and the sport of badminton. The process of getting to the goals wasn’t often fun. I studied because I HAD to, not because I wanted to. And I remember dragging myself […]
A Boss Transacts. A Leader Transforms. Are you a Boss or a Leader?

Imagine you’re a senior manager and part of a team that’s viewed by others as “high performing” – engaged, empowered and consistently delivering great outcomes. And you know this is in no small part because your manager is a passionate, servant leader who comes from the Harvey Firestone school of leadership: “The growth and development of […]