Breaking Average

Book 11 of the Leadership Book Mastermind series is Good to Great by Jim Collins. The Challenge: Built to Last, the defining management study of the nineties, showed how great companies triumph over time and how long-term sustained performance can be engineered into the DNA of an enterprise from the verybeginning. But what about the company that is not born with great DNA? How can good companies,...

Book 10 of the Leadership Book Mastermind series is The Mentor Leader by Tony Dungy. “Your only job is to help your players be better.” That single idea had a huge impact on Tony Dungy when he heard it from one of his earliest mentors, and it led him to develop the successful leadership style so admired by players and coaches throughout the NFL. Now, a storied career and a Super Bowl victory later...

Book 9 of the Leadership Book Mastermind series is Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"--the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different? His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are lik...

Book 8 of the Leadership Book Mastermind series is Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek. Too many workplaces are driven by cynicism, paranoia, and self-interest. But the best ones foster trust and cooperation because their leaders build what Sinek calls a "Circle of Safety" that separates the security inside the team from the challenges outside. Sinek illustrates his ideas with fascinating true stories...

The charisma myth is the idea that charisma is a fundamental, inborn quality—you either have it (Bill Clinton, Steve Jobs, Oprah) or you don’t. But that’s simply not true, as Olivia Fox Cabane reveals. Charismatic behaviors can be learned and perfected by anyone. Drawing on techniques she originally developed for Harvard and MIT, Cabane breaks charisma down into its components. Becoming more chari...

Book 6 of the Leadership Book Mastermind series is The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey. One of the most inspiring and impactful books ever written, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has captivated readers for nearly three decades. It has transformed the lives of presidents and CEOs, educators and parents—millions of people of all ages and occupations. Now, this 30th anni...

Book 5 of the Leadership Book Mastermind series is The Vision Driven Leader by Michael Hyatt. In The Vision Driven Leader , New York Times bestselling author Michael Hyatt offers six tools for crafting an irresistible vision for your business, rallying your team around the vision, and distilling it into actionable plans that drive results. Based on Michael's 40 years of experience as an entreprene...

Book 4 of the Leadership Book Mastermind series is High Performance Habits by Brendon Burchard. After extensive original research and a decade as the world's highest-paid performance coach, Brendon Burchard finally reveals the most effective habits for reaching long-term success. Based on one of the largest surveys ever conducted on high performers, it turns out that just six habits move the needl...

Book 3 of the Leadership Book Mastermind series is Adversaries into Allies by Bob Burg.  Faced with the task of persuading someone to do what we want, most of us expect, and often encounter, resistance. We see the other person as an adversary and often resort to coercion or manipulation in order to get our way. But while this approach might at times bring us short-term results, it leaves people wi...

Book 2 of the Leadership Book Mastermind series is Boundaries for Leaders by Dr. Henry Cloud. In Boundaries for Leaders, clinical psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Henry Cloud leverages his expertise of human behavior, neuroscience, and business leadership to explain how the best leaders set boundaries within their organizations--with their teams and with themselves--to improve performance a...

Paul and Rick kickoff an exciting new series on today’s episode. Over the next 16 episodes, we mastermind a leadership book that has stood the test of time. Our first book is First Break All of the Rules by Marcus Buckingham. Gallup presents the remarkable findings of its revolutionary study of more than 80,000 managers in First, Break All the Rules , revealing what the world’s greatest managers d...

Today the team discusses the power and legacy of John Wooden and the incredible 7 point creed that he lived his life by. Originally gifted to him by his father, we discuss John's 7 points, our take on them, and the lasting legacy that he has left behind. Watch ‌us‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌ ‌weekly‌ ‌‌ Empowered‌ ‌Living‌‌ ‌show‌ ‌at‌ ‌noon‌ ‌on‌ ‌Thursday or on YouTube .‌ ‌ ‌ We’re‌ ‌always‌ ‌looking‌ ‌for‌ ‌th...

Welcome to Season 3! We kick off this season with one of our favorite discussions around failure. What does it really mean? Is failure bad? How can you embrace and overcome failure? Find out in this episode! Watch ‌us‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌ ‌weekly‌ ‌‌ Empowered‌ ‌Living‌‌ ‌show‌ ‌at‌ ‌noon‌ ‌on‌ ‌Thursday or on YouTube .‌ ‌ ‌ We’re‌ ‌always‌ ‌looking‌ ‌for‌ ‌the‌ ‌story‌ ‌of‌ ‌Breaking‌ ‌Average‌ ‌from‌ ‌th...

“It’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.” - Mario Andretti  The team discusses Victory. The acrostic that brings together the last 21 episodes in the Season 2 finale. VISION - Assess the Clarity INSIGHT - Assess the Comprehension COLLABORATION - Assess the Chemistry TRUST - Assess t...

“It’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.” - Mario Andretti  The Yes Factor elements serve as activators that influence healthy commitment by the team. The essential elements - Invite your team, align their values, believe the vision Hear Part 2 of our special guest, Head Coach of Ea...

“It’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.” - Mario Andretti  The Yes Factor elements serve as activators that influence healthy commitment by the team. The essential elements - Invite your team, align their values, believe the vision Join Rick and Paul and special guest, Head Coach o...

Mark Miller, Vice President of High Performance Leadership at Chick-Fil-A and author of 9 books (and counting) stops by to discuss Culture. Hear fantastic takeaways from the team and Mark in how to infuse a winning corporate culture into your daily routine. Produced by Rick A. Morris with R2 Multimedia, LLC

Paul and Mike welcome Diane and Rick to have a lively discussion about taking charge. Rick interviews Barb Stegemann, the founder of The 7 Virtues, a company that sources organic, fair trade essential oils from countries experiencing turmoil. Barb's fearless pitch on Dragon's Den made her the first woman from Atlantic Canada to land a venture capital deal. Hear this phenomenal story and well as re...

Coming‌ ‌together‌ ‌is‌ ‌the‌ ‌beginning.‌ ‌Keeping‌ ‌together‌ ‌is‌ ‌progress.‌ ‌Working‌ ‌together‌ ‌is‌ ‌success.‌ ‌-‌ Henry‌ ‌Ford‌ ‌ It’s the episode you have been waiting for! The Championship Round! And the winner is....  We talk about Why Hope Always Matters. Speaking of hope we featured the crews picks for charities to support - if you are moved to please donate: Paul’s pick - DC Dream Ce...

Coming together is the beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success. - Henry Ford Winning Mentality is a multi-part series modeled after the March Madness college basketball tournament. Except this tournament is centered around movies that demonstrate the winning mentality, leadership and overall leave us inspired. It is now week 4!. Our guest this week Sonja Weijik from Te...

Coming together is the beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success. - Henry Ford Winning Mentality is a multi-part series modeled after the March Madness college basketball tournament. Except this tournament is centered around movies that demonstrate the winning mentality, leadership and overall leave us inspired. It is now week 3 – we take the picks down to the Elite 8. W...

Season 2 of Breaking Average (formerly the Transformational Leader Podcast) welcomes Paul Martinelli. The team discusses the new podcast format, what it means to break average, and how to teach and transfer the concept of breaking average. Produced by Rick A. Morris with R2 Multimedia, LLC

“It’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.” - Mario Andretti  The team discusses Victory.  The acrostic that brings together the last 21 episodes in the Season 2 finale. VISION - Assess the Clarity INSIGHT - Assess the Comprehension COLLABORATION - Assess the Chemistry TRUST - Assess...

“It’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.” - Mario Andretti  The Yes Factor elements serve as activators that influence healthy commitment by the team.  The essential elements - Invite your team, align their values, believe the vision Hear Part 2 of our special guest, Head Coach of E...

“It’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.” - Mario Andretti  The Yes Factor elements serve as activators that influence healthy commitment by the team.  The essential elements - Invite your team, align their values, believe the vision Join Rick and Paul and special guest, Head Coach...