In this clip, I shared three lessons professionals, leaders, & entrepreneurs may consider from the recent podcast launch of California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, who invited, in his first episode, someone from the opposition, Charlie Kirk, Executive Director of Turning Points USA. I'd not have been...

They might have forgotten to tell you one of the main reasons they hired or promoted you to lead a team or an organization. You're placed in your current leadership to make others do what they don’t normally want to do. Unlike when you were just...

Which one is hard to strive for, SURVIVAL or THRIVING? Which one should we opt for? In yesterday's "Talk on the Beach with AZ, I answered this question using an interesting (confrontational) conversation I had last year in VA with a passionate person. I was schooled by...

Everyone has a ‘boss’, including Presidents and CEOs. One’s success is highly dependent on one's ability to influence others. The starting place to expand one’s influence should begin with one’s immediate boss (s). Leaders who don’t get along with their superiors are ineffective. They can’t get...

For the sake of convenience, we can divide people into four. Those who: 1. Don't know their styles and preferences, 2. Know but don't fully understand how these impact others, 3. Recognize the impacts but don't want to make any changes, and 4. Know their styles and recognize their...