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Michael's paper napkin wisdom, “Most of your frustrations with people are the result of unclear expectations,” resonates with leaders.

Today, we dive into a unique perspective on leadership and decision-making, straight from the captain's chair of a nuclear submarine.

True resilience is found in the harmony between our business and our inner selves.

Annette shares her unique perspective on the intersection of innovation and human connection, offering a wealth of wisdom for leaders.

His vision is a balanced approach to leadership growth, showing us how essential it is to build both skill sets and self-assurance ...

“Growth is not an ‘addition thing’ but rather a ‘subtraction thing.’” This principle is foundational to his approach ...

Shep’s message challenges us to examine our mindset. The difference between “don’t” and “won’t” is crucial.

Diego’s journey is not one of straightforward success. His path from actor to CEO of a tequila brand is one marked by challenges and risks.

Diego shares the remarkable journey of transforming a passion for storytelling and heritage into a successful tequila brand.

In Episode 180 of Paper Napkin Wisdom, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Raeanne Lacatena—a holistic business coach, mental health...

As entrepreneurs, we should focus less on features and benefits and more on the emotional connection that storytelling can foster.

Molly’s approach to emotions is not about avoidance but rather about embracing and learning from them.

"Everything I've ever done in my life that's been successful... has started by my doing the scary thing," Peter explained.

If you’re a long term Paper Napkin Wisdom listener, you may remember Christina Harbridge’s last visit EPISODE 47, when we had a lively discussion about shifting focus towards things that are enjoyable.

Being a good manager and effective leader is not just about making decisions on your own, but about understanding how much decision-making depends on the customer’s behavior.

A client is calling and they want a discount because something went wrong. An employee is missing on targets and results are slipping, they need to be realigned.

Are you looking for uncommon results in your company? Or maybe just for yourself? There’s a structure to build the uncommon results you...

This is the time of year when so many of us start to take stock of the year that passed and the one that’s coming. It’s that time that we start to think about what could be for the year ahead. There have been studies done that show that most people only accomplish a small fraction of their goals from year to year. Yet there are others that do much much more.

So often we look at the bottom line and continuously set better goals and watch for the outcomes that we want to see. Whether it’s improving the bottom line, better customer service, client retention or other outcome based metric – we want to improve them.

True leaders have walked the walk. Hands on experience is a key element of being a good leader. “If I ask an employee to work late, or travel on a Saturday, they know that I also work late and travel on Saturdays.”