by Ted Harro | Feb 7, 2019 | In, Laboratory for the Soul
The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts. – Marcus Aurelius I’ve argued that who you’re becoming matters more than what you’re doing. But what does focusing on your inner game look like in real life? What does it look like in my life? A while back, I...
by Ted Harro | Jan 29, 2019 | Dirty Words, In, Laboratory for the Soul
My friend Troy is a serial entrepreneur, always on the hunt for sharp talent who can help him put legs on his breakthrough ideas. I wanted to know what his single favorite question was of the young people he was interviewing. He didn’t have to think. He responded...
by Ted Harro | Jan 15, 2019 | Growth Planning, In, Laboratory for the Soul, Redemptive Entrepreneurship
For the past year, weekends have been strange. During the prior seven years, my wife and two boys and I got up at 5 am on Saturdays and baked 100+ loaves of bread for a growing group of customers in our side business named Noonday Bread. The decision to shut the...
by Ted Harro | Nov 21, 2018 | Dirty Words, Laboratory for the Soul
If you slept in a warm bed last night… give thanks. If your house is untouched by fire or flood… give thanks. If your sleep was uninterrupted by violence and fear… give thanks. If you were blessed with a good education that stretched your mind and...
by Ted Harro | Feb 7, 2018 | Influence, Laboratory for the Soul, Leadership Tests, Top Teams
A while back, I wrote a piece arguing that we should act like Allies instead of Critics with our colleagues. I know you may have been thinking, “But you don’t work with this one scumbag at our company. There’s no way he’d be an Ally. And if I act like an Ally with...
by Ted Harro | Oct 30, 2017 | Dirty Words, Laboratory for the Soul, Top Teams
Elton John was right all those years ago: Sorry really is the hardest word. At least, it’s hard to say without coming off lame. Ask any number of public figures who have tried and failed recently. “I’m sorry if you were offended,” is probably the most commonly...
