Each week, I compile the resources related to leadership, personal growth, and professional development that I shared on social media the prior week, with the accompanying quotations.
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Tom Kimmel performs his song “Ships” (released 4-19-14). WSHU Public Radio’s program “AcoustiConnections” included the song on June 27, 2026.
“Ships are safe in harbor
But that’s not what ships are for”
Lyrics: [https://tomkimmel.com/track/2568348/ships]
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In this podcast, Kim Mills interviews Adam Alter, author of Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most (2023):
“Speaking of Psychology: How to get unstuck, with Adam Alter, PhD” (June 2023, updated December 2023).
“[T]here is another alternative: instead of just thinking of the goal as one big goal, you break it down or bracket it more narrowly into subgoals.”
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Eliza Cooper, McKinsey, speaks with Lindy Elkins-Tanton, author of Mission Ready: How to Build Teams That Perform Under Pressure (2026):
“Author Talks: What makes teams effective under pressure”
(4-30-26).
“Even responding with ambivalence or silence to a problem brought to you can feel like punishment to the person who brought it to you. You need to reward those problem givers with your attention and your questions.”
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Randy Conley, Blanchard:
“Own Your Path: 3 Reasons for Leveraging the Power of Choice in Times of Change” (6-2-26).
“[W]e often don’t have control over changes that come our way. But the one thing we always have control over is our reaction. Looking for and finding opportunities to proactively exercise our power of choice—owning our path—gives us a greater sense of control over our circumstances, produces higher levels of satisfaction and reward, and reduces stress.”
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Joel Trammell:
“Leadership by ESP” (7-3-26).
“When you set a goal or make a call, talk about it, to everyone, in terms of the rationale and the thought process that got you there. People will get on board even with a decision they don’t like, as long as they understand how you reached it.”
