by Tom Ealy | Nov 11, 2025
The power of stories to enthrall starts at an early age and never goes away. Stories are how we make meaning, how we remember, and what motivate us to act. In short, stories are the universal language of persuasion, and it’s their ability to persuade that makes them...
by Tom Ealy | Oct 25, 2023
I can’t recall when or where I first saw this diagram, but I should, because it had an immediate and lasting effect on me. I do know it came toward the end of my years as an operating executive, which is a shame, because I missed out on the power of this simple...
by Tom Ealy | Oct 10, 2022
Like many of us, I’m pretty good at deluding myself. For most of my life and much of my career, I confidently self-described as an optimist. Until, that is, I picked up a copy of Dr. Martin Seligman’s groundbreaking bestseller, Learned Optimism, about 15...
by Tom Ealy | Oct 8, 2021
People who’ve worked with me know I’m a huge fan of transparency. More than a few times in my career I was accused of being too transparent with associates. Not only does it just feel right, it has the merits of building trust, promoting inclusion, spurring...
by Tom Ealy | Apr 2, 2021
In my first blog post, The Culture Equation, I maintained that a leader can jump-start culture change simply by changing the organization’s meeting culture. After reading “Humor, Seriously,” I was remiss not to mention an accelerant at least its equal: levity....
