The Crazy Ones

Episodes

Dec. 27, 2021

Your Best Self #2: Lessons from Starting a Book Club

My founder book club & the lessons learned from it.

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Dec. 27, 2021

Your Best Self #1: How to Unplug From Work (Classic)

I provide strategies to unplug from work when it seems like an impossible task.

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Dec. 24, 2021

7 Biggest Lessons I Learned in 2021

Lessons learned over the last year.

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Dec. 22, 2021

My Favorite Productivity Method

How to use the Pomodoro Technique to beat procrastination.

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Dec. 20, 2021

Founder's Journal Listener Mailbox

Opening the listener mailbox and answering your career questions.

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Dec. 17, 2021

How to Manage a Bad Employee

How you should navigate poor performers.

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Dec. 15, 2021

5 Leadership Lessons To Learn From Navy Seals

The principles Navy Seals picked up while fighting for our country.

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Dec. 13, 2021

Learning How to Think vs. What to Think

My five recommendations for critical thinking.

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Dec. 10, 2021

8 Non-Obvious Traits of Great Leaders

Traits of the best managers and leaders I’ve ever worked with.

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Dec. 8, 2021

6 Traits of the Best People I Ever Worked With

Breaking down six non-obvious traits from the best people I have ever worked with.

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Dec. 6, 2021

Painkiller or Vitamin: Which Is Needed For Your Business?

Here’s why you need to be a painkiller, not a vitamin in business.

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Dec. 3, 2021

The Leadership Benefits of Transparency

Transparency builds trust and maximizes employees’ impact on customers.

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Dec. 1, 2021

Winning In Your Career As A Jack Of All Trades

Some of the greatest performers of modern society also have the greatest range.

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Nov. 29, 2021

How to Speak with Radical Candor

In this episode, I lay out the challenges and benefits of radical candor.

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Nov. 26, 2021

The Power of Perspective and Prioritizing Family & Friends (Classic)

One of the best ways to be able to strive is through experiences that create perspective.

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Nov. 24, 2021

How to Crush 1:1 Meetings

Here’s why 1:1’s are key to a successful career, whether you’re a manager or a direct report.

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Nov. 22, 2021

Lessons from ConstitutionDAO

What ConstitutionDAO could mean for the future.

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Nov. 19, 2021

Mental Models #6: The Power of Leverage

The different types of leverage all professionals should understand.

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Nov. 19, 2021

Mental Models #5: How To Prioritize Time & Tasks To Enhance Your Work…

Studying prioritization strategies from some of the most productive professionals in business.

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Nov. 17, 2021

Mental Models #3: How Elon Musk Thinks Part II (Classic)

I discuss First Principles Thinking.

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Nov. 15, 2021

Mental Models #2: Inversion - Solve Problems and Make Better Decisions

In this episode, I’m talking about a mental model known as Inversion.

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Nov. 15, 2021

Mental Models #1: How Elon Musk Thinks Part I (Classic)

I break down the mental model Elon Musk uses to build his business.

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Nov. 12, 2021

Lessons From The Great Resignation

What employers can learn from the great resignation.

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