by Stan Phelps | May 7, 2024 | Inspiration, Leadership
It began with a couch. When Cathy Thorpe assumed the role of CEO in 2014, she encountered an unexpected symbol in her new office… a large pink couch.Rather than discarding it, she embraced it as a centerpiece of Nurse Next Door’s BOLD KIND culture and her...
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 | Nov 11, 2022 | Gray Goldfish
Do you know that a ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL approach to leadership no longer works? How can you navigate if there is no single black-and-white approach to success? You’ll have to use a variety of techniques to overcome challenges and get the most from your employees. Your...
