Go-Giver Leaders tend to be less interested in taking the stage than they are in giving the stage. They are less concerned about themselves than they are about their team and the individuals who comprise that team. Rather than, “look how great I am!” they authentically communicate how fantastic those on their team are! And, they…
Recently, for a magazine article on leadership, I was asked for my top three pieces of advice to future leaders: The first was to understand that Dale Carnegie totally had it right 80 years ago when he wrote in his classic, How to Win Friends and Influence People, that “Ultimately, people do things for their reasons, not…
Hi, my name is Calvin Burg. I’m Bob’s cat. My daddy is too excited about his book being released today (coauthored with my amazing Uncle John) to write this himself so I thought I’d do it for him. I bet you’re wondering how I’m writing this; you know, without thumbs and all? Well, we cats…
In Adam Grant’s fantastic (like, “beyond-words fantastic”) new book, Originals: How Non-Conformists Move The World, Chapter 7 includes the story of Ray Dalio, billionaire founder of the venerable investment firm, Bridgewater Associates. I was excited to see that. In one of my books I quoted Mr. Dalio, as much a philosopher as a successful business person, as saying,…
After a year of planning, learning, attending seminars on the topic, and all the techy things involved :-)… we have launched The Go-Giver Podcast! Okay, a bit more dramatic than necessary, but it has been a remarkable learning process and we hope you’ll find value in each episode. We also hope it will make a positive…
Whether you lead a Fortune 500 company or are an entrepreneur running a small business, there are two things you can be sure of: First is that your bread is buttered by your customers. As Sam Walton famously said, “There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the…
I love reading stories about how the lone individual, toiling away seemingly forever and after thousands of failures, finally — through a flash of inspiration — discovers the magic formula and creates a world-changing product, cure or market-altering invention. FANTASTIC stories! The only problem is that…they practically never happen. The more research you do the…
“Great leaders and top-producing salespeople develop tremendous influence because they focus their actions on looking out for the other person’s interests and serving their needs. They prefer to give the credit away rather than take it for themselves. Rather than aspire to be kings, they seek to be kingmakers. They are constantly on the lookout…
Success stories — how an individual moves from Point A to Point B — are always a joy for me to hear, and an even bigger joy to share. John Lee Dumas’ story is particularly inspiring because he’s also a friend, and he just…does things right! If you regularly listen to podcasts or are involved…
My friend, branding authority, and Certified Go-Giver Speaker, Bill Ellis emailed me a great poster that showed a photo of some dogs — apparently at a museum for those of the canine persuasion — staring intently at a painting of a tennis ball. Now, personally, I can’t imagine the fascination held by a tennis ball. Though,…
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