The Quiet Moments
Every day I wake up to a warm embrace and a wet nose from my youngest pup Jaz. She sits quietly next to my side of the bed first to see if I...
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Managing the Gray
A podcast dedicated to making your life better. Hosted by C.C. Chapman, you are sure to find motivation and direction to help you do better at work and life in general.
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20 of 100 episodesThe End Of A Great Summer of Work
This summer was busier and more rewarding than I ever imagined it would be. The hours spent teaching, mentoring and managing the Wheaton Inn...
The Wiggly Line Between Professor and Manager
My long business career has included managing a variety of people. My shorter teaching career has included teaching a variety of students. T...
You Only Learn If Your Team Is Up To The Task When The Work Begins
One of the most exciting aspects of being a manager is watching your employees grow and prosper. The hard part is that when you hire someone...
Books, Gear, Art and Souvenirs
Yesterday, the rain didn’t want to stop and when it did a gray humidity stuck around to remind you that it wasn’t a day to be ou...
Two Happy Clients to End The Week
Watching a new team come together, gel and start delivering results feels excellent. Throughout my career, I’ve been lucky to be a manager o...
London is Always a Good Choice
Sponsored travel journal post for Virgin Atlantic to celebrate their new #BeChoosy economy seating options . They paid for our London experi...
First Week Working with the MassChallenge Finalists – A Recap of the Wheaton Innovates (WiN) Team Experience
You can never know someone’s work ethic before you dive into the trenches with them. This past week, my team of Wheaton College Studen...
The Work Begins
There comes a time with every team when you have to stop coaching, teaching or drilling and kick them out of the safety of the nest and see...
Am I Doing Enough?
The answer to the question will always be no because there are endless new mountains to climb and paths to walk. Creative Quest is inspiring...
I Love It When A Team Comes Together
No matter what course I’m teaching, I always try to mix in life and career advice into my lessons. You won’t see me highlight these on the w...
Diving Into The Deep End of Entrepreneurship: Week 2 With the Win Team
Starting a new venture with students two weeks into what is supposed to be their summer break is tough. The last place they want to be is ba...
Going For The Win With Wheaton College and MassChallenge
Life is too short, not to try the things that scare you the most. So, when I was asked what I thought about the idea of taking a handful of...
Forgiving
We’ve all been wronged. No one goes through life without being scarred by someone deciding to do something wrong towards them. But, wh...
Diner Love
Diners are my happy spot. The coffee is never great. The eggs always a gamble. But, I’ll take an order of homemade hash and eggs over...
Sometimes All You Need Is
Sometimes all you need is a couple of hours of conversation over a stack of ribs with a dear friend. Sometimes all you need is to get offlin...
A New School. Another Semester.
Spring semester at Wheaton College is officially over. It was an eye-opening semester for me in multiple positive ways. I was hired to teach...
Looking Back and Feeling Good For Once
Six years ago today I was standing inside of Princess Marie Louise Hospital in Ghana holding the hand of a young girl named Mercy. Days late...
I’m Okay With Students Being Punished For Protesting
Earlier this week, tens of thousands of students around the country walked out of school to protest for changes in our country’s gun l...
America, You Need to Meet More Americans
These past seven days have followed a similar pattern that plays over and over. Outrage, anger, call for changes, finger pointing and then s...