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I enjoy a good fireworks show as much as anyone. But these explosions that shake the whole house and send my dog into orbit? That’s when my inner cranky old man fully emerges, shaking his fist at the sky and mentally reciting the “if it goes up or blows up, it’s illegal” mantra. 🎇👴🏼🐾
📺 Watching Your Friends & Neighbors (2025)
Currently reading: The AI-Driven Leader by Geoff Woods 📚
I had a plumber out to the house to do some work today. When it came time to receive the invoice at the end, I was told he accepts cash or check. This presented a problem because I rarely ever carry cash and I can’t remember the last time I actually wrote a check. Off to the ATM I go.
🍿 In honor of the 50th anniversary: Jaws (1975)
From Michael Abrashoff in his book, It’s Your Ship:
“As I saw it, my job was to create the climate that enabled people to unleash their potential. Given the right environment, there are few limits to what people can achieve.”
Leaders aren’t meant to impose a climate—they’re meant to create one. One that’s shaped by listening, not control. When people feel seen, supported, and trusted, they thrive. And when they thrive, everything changes.
From Emma Keith:
Leaders don’t need all the answers, or to understand all the technology, they need to surround themselves with people who do, ask the right questions, trust their teams and lead them through change, understanding the impact this can have on people and how to best enable them to move through the process successfully.
I especially like the callout here to the importance of leaders trusting their teams. I’ve personally been in organizations where that trust didn’t exist. And while trust often needs to be earned, it’s nearly impossible to do so when teams aren’t empowered in the first place.
Currently reading: The Abundant Community by John McKnight 📚
Finished Reading: Churchill’s Citadel by Katherine Carter 📚