by Alan Briggs | Oct 16, 2019 | Leadership
“We’re not in the leadership business; we’re in the freedom business,” I tell people this every week over a steaming mug of coffee or through my laptop on a Zoom call. We coach leaders (but we intentionally use the term loosely) in completely different...
by Alan Briggs | Oct 9, 2019 | Leadership
In 1927 twenty-nine physicists convened in Brussels. Einstein, Marie Curie, Heisenberg were among the crew. Seventeen of the people in this photo received the Nobel prize after this gathering. Seventeen! Seth Godin says this, “They didn’t get invited because...
by Alan Briggs | Sep 19, 2019 | Leadership
Urgency is everywhere; texts, emails, social media notifications, work emergencies, and new projects. It’s even worse for leaders. The more you lead over the more urgent items will come to you. So you’ll need to be even more disciplined to pursue what is...
by Alan Briggs | Sep 10, 2019 | Archive
You take a seat in a new stylist’s chair. She puts the cape around your neck, gets your cutting instructions and makes some small talk. The awkward conversation has begun, but it’s about to move from awkward to painful when she asks the dreaded question, “So, what do...
by Alan Briggs | Jul 31, 2019 | Coaching
There’s so much content out there today. It’s a dime a dozen. You almost start to think good content is magically going to drift into your brain. There are a lot of gaps for most leaders in the creative process. There’s good news; there are some...
