When Kevin Kelly turned 70, he wrote down all the bits of advice he wished he’d known when he was younger. And it's TREMENDOUS. kk.org/thetechnium/10… (ex) When introduced to someone make eye contact and count to 4. You’ll both remember each other.

Because the key to great performance is not located in the work you do, but in the productive pause where you strengthen the team itself. Stop, gather up, and ask: • What do we look like at our best? • What are we most excited to learn? • Why does this matter now?

One hospital I know starts every meeting with a 3-min patient story. Some are inspiring; others challenging — and all of them function as a compass, orienting the group toward its true north: patient well-being. What’s your version of this? boook.link/Culture-Playbo…

Have you checked out Book Bites by Next Big Idea Club? Such a cool idea -- delivering five big takeaways in a short audio clip nextbigidea.app.link/culture-playbo…

Cool WSJ story on the power of an innovative, diverse, high-performing culture at the SF Giants -- I'm glad they found my book useful! (Go Guardians!) ;-) wsj.com/articles/san-f…

“I think the biggest lesson is that culture is way more important than scheme,” “I would say coaching is maybe 25-30% strategy. Everything else is about communication and what your players feel Steve Kerr holds court at Harvard Law » today.law.harvard.edu/steve-kerr-hol… via Harvard Law School

A furious, emotional and fed up Steve Kerr pleaded with senators to do something about the mass shootings.

As you become an adult, you realize that things around you weren't just always there; people made them happen. But only recently have I started to internalize how much tenacity *everything* requires. That hotel, that park, that railway. The world is a museum of passion projects.

Want to talk about how to improve your group’s culture? Come join my interactive virtual event tonight at 7 Eastern at Joseph-Beth Booksellers josephbeth.com/event/daniel-c…

The ⚡LIGHTNING ROUND⚡ from this week's newsletter w/DanielCoyle on building team culture

Hugely enjoyed this conversation with one of my favorite people, David Epstein -- whose newsletter is both FREE and ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIC davidepstein.bulletin.com/a-practical-gu…

Fun news: My brilliant niece goblin mcKayla has written a wonderful new book called Goblin Mode: How to Get Cozy, Embrace Imperfection, and Thrive in the Muck quirkbooks.com/book/goblin-mo…