Mike Mooney's Blog | Leadership, Personal Growth, and Mindset Insights

Who’s Choosing Your Response?

Have you ever sent a message that solved one problem and created another? A deadline slips, a customer concern escalates, or someone asks a question [...]

When Pressure Competes With Presence

Are You Here or Available? Have you ever finished a conversation and realized you heard the words but missed what the person was trying to [...]

Your Best Requires Their Best!

SERIES 1 OF 4 :: Excellence Under Pressure: What Does Our Best Look Like Together? When the deadline moves up but the expectations stay the [...]

Lead with Clarity, Not Pressure

Before you ask your team to push harder, consider what might need adjusting. Think about a planning meeting where everyone left feeling good about the [...]

Goals Don’t Create Alignment

Here’s a simple truth to reflect on: A new quarter won’t fix old assumptions. Over the next few days, leadership teams everywhere will gather to [...]

The Courage of Service

Today is a day to remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001, the families whose loss did not end that day and the countless [...]

When Pressure Reveals Everything

When the Red Flag Flies, Your Team Watches You In racing, a red flag stops everything. Cars slow down and stop, crews regroup, and the [...]

Your Reputation: Say Less & Show More!

Most leaders can name their values. Integrity. Respect. Accountability. Excellence. Trust. We even have values shared on the company website, ID badges, in the onboarding [...]

Drafting 101 – Adversity & Opportunity Are Teammates

Key Thought :: Adversity is not your enemy – it is your drafting partner. Most days, adversity does not feel like a teammate. It feels [...]

Is Your Team Lazy? Or Just Unclear?

A lot of teams think they have a motivation problem. I think that is an easy scapegoat for something else. What I see, over and [...]

Why I Stopped Chasing Performance

I spent years chasing Performance … then I discovered something faster: Presence. Five months ago, I started paying attention to something uncomfortable. My drive for [...]

She Was 14 & Unlocked Ageless Wisdom!

She wasn’t a seasoned executive. She hadn’t read a single business book. She was 14 years old and figured it out after hearing someone speak. [...]