by Aki Jamal Durham | Jul 24, 2025 | Aki Jamal Durham, Mind
A colleague recently shared a set of photos that her husband had taken during a hike while visiting in the Pacific Northwest. He had trekked to a well-known lookout point, one that promised breathtaking views, but what he found instead was a wall of fog. Disappointed,...
by Aki Jamal Durham | Jul 9, 2025 | Aki Jamal Durham, Influence, Mind
Why Ignoring Problems Costs More Than Facing Them Let’s be honest: If there were an actual elephant in your office, your living room, or your team meeting – you’d say something. You wouldn’t just step around it, pretend not to notice, and carry on with...
by Shelley Maurer | Jun 27, 2025 | Influence, Mind, Shelley Maurer
The Workday That Disappeared It’s 5:37 p.m. You close your laptop. You’ve been in motion all day – emails, meetings, those quick “Got a sec?” chats that somehow take 40 minutes. You’ve barely looked up, barely eaten, and somehow still feel… behind? And yet, when...
by Jen Barnett | Mar 11, 2025 | First Hand Results, Jen Barnett, Mind, Results, Succession
If you’ve ever watched Six Feet Under, you know how every episode starts. Someone dies. Sometimes it’s expected—a frail elderly person in a hospital bed. Sometimes it’s a sudden freak accident, a routine day turned tragic. But no matter what, the outcome is the same:...
by Chris Flickinger | Mar 5, 2025 | Chris Flickinger, Mind, Results
I was in line at an airport coffee shop, watching the minutes tick by. The line was long, and the wait seemed to stretch endlessly. Curious about the delay, I looked up at the counter. Two baristas were working at full tilt – heads down, moving at a mile a...
by Alex Neagoe | Feb 7, 2025 | Alex Neagoe, Mind, Results
We’ve all had those days at work when everything seems like it’s on the verge of collapse. Deadlines are closing in, crises are erupting, and you’re just trying to make it through the day. In these moments, we slip into what’s known as “survival...
