Jim BouchardApr 11, 20195 minFind the right Master: How to choose a good mentor!One of the questions I get asked most often is how, exactly, do you find a good mentor? Let’s start with two fundamental questions: #1 Wh...
Jim BouchardJan 9, 20195 minWill we continue to "coddle" iGen?With “The Coddling of the American Mind,” Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt set off a firestorm… Their inspiration was the growing tenden...
Jim BouchardNov 5, 20184 minPurpose: Make it simpleOne of the most important jobs a leader has is making it simple… • Simplify the goal. • Simplify the mission. • Simplify the tasks at han...
Jim BouchardMar 14, 20182 minSPECIAL POST: On the Death of Stephen Hawking…We’ve just lost one of the most influential leaders of our age. Stephen Hawking was not just a brilliant scientist, but he changed the wa...
Jim BouchardJan 14, 20184 minDr. King and the Necessity of Reflection…The desire to impart a lofty and profound meditation when memorializing a great leader. I fall prey to that very temptation from time to ...
Jim BouchardDec 29, 20173 minDo NOT start your New Year without THIS! Our Inaugural “This is NOT a Christmas List” List…I’ve been blessed over the past several years to engage with some of the most remarkable people in the world. Some have become trusted pe...
Jim BouchardJul 10, 20172 minIf this book pisses you off, this is exactly the book you should be reading––now.If this book pisses you off, this is exactly the book you should be reading––now. Go to nearly any page of Larry Winget’s latest book, ...
Jim BouchardJun 27, 20171 minForget thinking "outside the box." Think Inside the Bottle!BOOK REVIEW Jeff Scanlan does something that seems impossible. He takes objects that have no business fitting inside bottles––and he some...
Jim BouchardFeb 15, 20173 minLet's put this to bed––leaders are made, not bornThis post was adapted from my earlier book, THINK Like a BLACK BELT, and was first published in 2014 on one of my other blogs. This is an...
Jim BouchardJan 30, 20171 minPremier episode of Walking the Walk: Joe Calloway on Keeping it Simple!We’re addicted to complexity. We live and lead in a crowded, complicated and often very noisy world––And still the answers to most of our...
Jim BouchardJan 16, 20173 min“I was alone in that crowded room.” ~the leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr.Quotations from Why We Can't Wait by Martin Luther King, Jr. There comes a moment in every leader’s life when you have to take a stand––o...
Jim BouchardSep 6, 20161 minKeep It Simple!WOW! In the spirit of this book, that could be the whole review! But, I feel compelled to add some thoughts––without losing my focus! My ...
