Who invented dynamite…? No, it isn’t Napoleon (even if you are a fan of the movie Napoleon Dynamite). Don’t Google it yet.

Dynamite was invented to help with mining. But take a moment to think about that inventor’s legacy. He wasn’t going to have a legacy that matched his true values, so he made an effort to change it. What do you do to create your legacy? Do you even know what you want it to be?

What lessons can we learn from our pets that we can apply in leadership? We refer to them as human’s “best friend” so surely they have characteristics we admire and can emulate.

The one I think is most relevant to leadership is authenticity. They are who they are!

Strong leaders rally to solve uncomfortable problems. We do have to be mindful in how we approach them though. Even when a problem is uncomfortable, our tendency is to stay within our comfort zone to solve it. But we can achieve better outcomes by thinking outside of our box.