Tag: success
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Play 32: The Cost of Good Judgment
Good judgment in leadership is rarely innate. It is built through experience, reflection, mistakes, and the courage to learn from difficult decisions.
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Play 25: Failure Is Not the Opposite of Success
Failure isn’t the opposite of success—it’s how success is built. A leadership play on learning loops, risk, resilience, and moving forward with clarity.
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Play 23: Fame, Notoriety, Celebrity — For Better, Worse, or Nothing
Is fame a measure of success? This leadership reflection explores notoriety, celebrity culture, and why real impact rarely needs the spotlight.
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Play 22: Why Money Doesn’t Bring Happiness — Nor Does the Amount
Why more money doesn’t lead to more happiness. A leadership reflection on wealth, success, and what truly matters beyond the amount you earn.
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Play 20: On Competition and the Stories We Tell Ourselves
Competition is constant. Learn how self-awareness, feedback, and better self-assessment help leaders compete wisely and grow.
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Play 17: The Four Elements of Success — Together
Success isn’t just a ladder you climb; it’s a system you build. In this Play, I bring together four elements of success—vocation, potential, influence and helping others grow—and show how they form a powerful, repeating cycle of purpose, growth, impact and legacy in your life and leadership.
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Play 16: The Fourth Element of Success — Helping Others Grow
The fourth element of sustainable success is helping others grow. Discover why lifting others is the true legacy of leadership and how caring, coaching, and empowering people multiplies your impact.
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Play 14: Borrowed and Earned Influence
Effective leadership starts with borrowed influence—titles, roles, and endorsements—but lasts only through earned influence built on trust, competence, and care. Learn how to move from positional authority to lasting credibility.
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Play 13: Why Influence Is the Third Element of Success
Discover how influence in leadership creates lasting impact — the ripple effect that builds trust, collaboration, and meaningful success.
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Book 11: ”The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life” by David Brooks
In this post from The Chairman’s Playbook, Dan reflects on David Brooks’s The Second Mountain, exploring how leaders can move from success to significance — from ambition to moral depth — and why true fulfillment begins when we give ourselves away.