The Effective Manager

By John Armstrong | April 28, 2019

I was staring at my Kindle app unimpressed with the choices for my next book to read. Staring back at me from the top of the list was a book I have been putting off for two years. Both the title and cover weren’t very impressive; so, my first thought was to jump to Amazon … Read More

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Extreme Ownership

By John Armstrong | December 10, 2018

      There is something special about life and death situations that bring clarity to life. Learning leadership in an office setting where a paper cut is living dangerously doesn’t live in the same universe where a single mistake could cost people their lives (see the video at the end.)  This starkness of life … Read More

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Team of Teams

By John Armstrong | January 28, 2017

    I follow the leadership books top seller list on Amazon and while my wallet keeps me from buying them all, it doesn’t stop me from wanting to read them all. Team of Teams by General Stanley McChrystal has been on the list forever and ended up at our house at Christmas. (Believe it … Read More

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Wooden On Leadership

By John Armstrong | March 28, 2016

  As an athletic trainer, my son, Cody, loves sports . . . especially basketball. I walked into his room one evening and noticed a coaching book by a former college coach from Indiana. Curious as to why the book interested him, I read it.   Coincidentally, having heard recently that John Wooden was one … Read More

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Brutal Hope: 3 Ways Leaders Turn the Impossible Into the Possible

By John Armstrong | January 11, 2016

    I awoke at 5 a.m. to a MASSIVE howling storm…   A microburst storm (tornado laid down on its side), with lightning flashing every second and wind, at times exceeding 100 mph, struck the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. Lying in bed listening to the storm, realization came that in an hour … Read More

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Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success

By John Armstrong | December 15, 2015

    Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success, by author Adam Grant—in Malcolm Gladwell style—does a great job using research and illustrations to pull out truths we can use to grow our leadership and deepen our people skills. Give and Take does a deep dive to help you understand three mindsets: Givers … Read More

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3 Key Characteristics of Great Teams

By John Armstrong | November 17, 2015

As a leader, how would you like to be a fly on the wall and hear one of your supporting players make this statement?   “It’s so awesome to see our team working together and experience everyone playing their part and contributing like never before.”    A couple weeks ago, right at the end of the workday … Read More

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