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

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. [...]

Alignment Isn’t Optional Anymore

I’ve watched it happen in race shops and in boardrooms. A leader has a talented team. The strategy looks solid on paper. But somewhere [...]

Talent Can’t Outrun Drag!

I’ve spent 25+ years watching race cars get built, tuned, and pushed to the limits of speed. And one thing I can tell you with [...]

Assumptions Don’t Win Races!

Performance Assumptions Are Quietly Killing Your Team Most teams aren’t failing because they disagree on where they’re going. I’ve worked with hundreds of executive and [...]

When “No Left Turns” Wins!

When “No Left Turns” Becomes Your Competitive Advantage “That will never work…” might be the most expensive sentence in your business. Maybe you’ve heard the [...]

A $14M mistake shows how team communication breakdown silently kills performance.

One Assumption. $14 Million. Gone!

Your team isn’t ignoring you. They’re completing your sentences for you. And the version they fill in? It’s built on assumption – not intention. That [...]

The Next Is Stealing Your Now

You can be in the room without being present. And most leaders are. I’ve been in thousands of meetings over 25 years – pit road [...]

Your Team Agreed- But Not Really!

Quick reality check :: Your team has different definitions of “great” I want to tell you something I’ve seen in boardrooms, on pit road, and [...]

Your Limits Aren’t Real – They’re Believed

You’re running at a fraction of your potential. And the thing slowing you down? Well, here’s the reality – you put it there. Back in [...]

The Experience Wake You Leave Behind

Your team is not just watching what you do. They’re carrying what you leave behind. Every word. Every distracted hallway pass. Every drive-by check-in. It [...]