by Stan Phelps | Feb 22, 2024 | Gray Goldfish, Leadership
In the 80s classic, Chevy Chase plays a Los Angeles Times undercover reporter named Irwin M. “Fletch” Fletcher. Posing as a junkie, Fletch is working on an article exposing drug trafficking on the beaches of Los Angeles. His editor Frank is pressing him to...
by Stan Phelps | Feb 22, 2024 | Gray Goldfish, Inspiration, Leadership
Leadership is overrated. FOLLOWING is as important as LEADING. If you’ve never seen it… take 3 minutes and watch this TED talk by Derek Sivers: Even if you are a leader, you follow someone. It might be the manager above you, it might be the CEO of your...
by Stan Phelps | Feb 20, 2024 | Gray Goldfish, Leadership
Spring (RE)Training? In a groundbreaking shift ahead of the 2018 season, renowned baseball teams such as the Phillies, Mets, Red Sox, Yankees, and Nationals opted for a bold strategy replacing seasoned managers with youthful skippers. The age gap was staggering,...
by Stan Phelps | Jun 5, 2023 | Leadership
“Be Like a Goldfish.” That was the last four words of Ted Lasso. It is also the first of three life lessons from the iconic show. OK – you might think I’m partial to Goldfish because of my books. But to steal a line from Will Ferrell in the...
by Stan Phelps | Jan 13, 2021 | Leadership
Honored to be a guest on the Vibrant Leadership podcast with Nicole Greer. We talk about the pathways to become an incredible leader. Great stories about Douglas Conant, Theo Epstein, and Bill Treasurer. Listen here: Some of the areas we discuss:- Consistent...