Monday Security Memo
Intellectual Firepower for Professionals
“You don't understand the strength of a team until you are pushed beyond your limits.”
— Gene Kranz
Dear A,
When an oxygen tank exploded aboard Apollo 13 on April 13, 1970, 200,000 miles from Earth, the three astrona...
Monday Security Memo
Intellectual Firepower for Professionals
Endure It... Stop Complaining
“If it is endurable, then endure it. Stop complaining. The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.”
— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
Dear A,
Life is ...
Monday Security Memo
Intellectual Firepower for Professionals
Adapt or Die
“There are two options... adapt or die.”
- Andy Grove
Dear A,
Change is not a threat. It is the price of progress. History has shown that those who resist change do not merely fall behind... they disapp...
Monday Security Memo
Intellectual Firepower for Professionals
The Einstein Mindset Shift
“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”
- Albert Einstein
Dear A,
We all face moments that test us - the deal that falls through, the argument that cuts deep, the failure that stin...
Monday Security Memo
Intellectual Firepower for Professionals
Victims vs. Victors
“Winners don't complain... they're too busy getting better.”
- Nick Saban
Dear A,
Every week, we all face a choice.
We can walk into Monday as a victim — defeated before the game even starts — o...
Monday Security Memo
Intellectual Firepower for Professionals
The Birth of Nike's Vision
“The cowards never started and the weak died along the way. That leaves us.”
- Phil Knight
Dear A,
You want to see what vision looks like in real life? Look no further than Phil Knight, th...
Monday Security Memo
Intellectual Firepower for Professionals
Capability: Ted Williams and the Science of Hitting
“The greatest hitter in the world can fail two-thirds of the time and still be great.”
- Ted Williams
Dear A,
When discussing “Capability” in leadership, my fat...
Monday Security Memo
Intellectual Firepower for Professionals
No Plan Survives First Contact
“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.”
- Mike Tyson
Dear A,
In 1871, Prussian field marshal Helmuth von Moltke the Elder stated, "One cannot be at all sure th...
Monday Security Memo
Intellectual Firepower for Professionals
The Power of Sua Sponte
“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.”
- Theodore Roosevelt
Dear A,
I wa...
Monday Security Memo
Intellectual Firepower for Professionals
Nike's New Slogan is Concerning
“The cowards never started. The weak died along the way. That leaves just us.”
- Phil Knight, Co-Founder of Nike
Dear A,
On Friday, my wife sent me a text saying that athletic apparel...
Monday Security Memo
Intellectual Firepower for Professionals
The Spotlight Effect
“You wouldn't worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.”
- Eleanor Roosevelt
Dear A,
Ever walked into a room convinced that everyone noticed your mismatched sock...
Monday Security Memo
Intellectual Firepower for Professionals
Time to Get a Bigger Frying Pan
“Blame no one. Expect nothing. DO SOMETHING!”
- Bill Parcells
Dear A,
Nick Saban tells a story about a man who went fishing and kept tossing back the biggest catches. When asked why, the...
