Athletics

Less than three months ago, former bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey stunned fans when she lost a match to Holly Holm. It was a huge upset. I bring this up because Rousey represents a vivid case study of too many young athletes today. In a nationwide interview on the Ellen DeGeneres show, Rousey became transparent about her emotional trauma after the loss.

Generation iY®, Generation Z

One of the most significant discoveries researchers have made on both Millennials and Generation Z (kids growing up since the dawn of the 21st century) is that they have been conditioned to fear failure. Some kids are so paralyzed by the thought of failing, they’ll do anything to avoid it: Quit the team. Cheat on a test. Lie about their results. Never try in

Workplace

One of the reasons many leaders, teachers, employers, and coaches follow us is because of the “communication gap” that is often found between generations. Groups of people, only a couple decades apart can tend to see the world in drastically different ways. To that end, we wanted to utilize this difference of perspective for all of our benefit. We chose

Leadership

When I entered my career, I was idealistic like most college graduates. I assumed that if I had good ideas, people would naturally follow me. They’d get on board with my leadership and help me reach the goals we set. It wasn’t long before I realized I was looking at life through rose-colored glasses. Leading teams was difficult. Even good

Education

I just read a report that shocked me. While surveying the faculty in my home state, the Department of Education received a huge number of responses. In fact, normally our DOE expects ten percent of those surveyed to actually reply. I guess our teachers had a lot on their mind, because about half sent back answers. The survey must have

Parenting

I am part of a generation of adults who have evolved over the last three decades. We have changed the way we discipline students. We’ve changed the way we reward our kids. We’ve even changed the way we talk to our children. I see it in classrooms, as faculty members are forced to handle their students differently, for fear of

Leadership

It’s probably flippant to say that leadership is changing in our day. The fact is, everything is changing and the organizations that survive will not only endure these changes, but employ them. Case in point. The chief executive of Hong Kong is a man named Leung Chun-Ying. As the nation’s leader, Chun-Ying appoints judges, makes executive decisions and signs bills into

Culture

In our work with students, I am experiencing more teens and twenty-somethings who, by default or design, are leaning toward nihilism as a worldview. I thought it would be wise to offer a “heads up” in case you begin to spot this sour perspective among the students on your campus…or in your home. When I ponder why, the answers come quickly.

Culture

One of our readers wrote in asking this question: “Given that most of our teens have grown-up where terrorism and mass murders are part of the landscape, do you have any comments on how to help our kids and their friends deal with all the strife now that the occurrences are more frequent?” I think it’s a great question. Pause for a moment

Culture

I just read an interesting case study on the way music has evolved over the last fifty years. You know, from genres like classic Rock and Roll, to Blues, to Disco, to Grunge and Funk, to Rap and Hip Hop—and ranging from Boy Bands to solo artists. The numbers were very interesting to analyze. The rise of female artists, the