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Do Nada: Candy Crush, Netflix & Publix as a Leadership Strategy

  I'm a huge Larry David fan. In the 90’s, he co-created Seinfeld, and its star, Jerry Seinfeld,  was in a hit show about nothing. This week, I'm taking a page from his book and writing a leadership blog about nothing. Society will trick us into believing that we always must be doing something. But this week, I found a song that matched my energy. “Do Nada” by Odario is a whole song dedicated to the idea that sometimes you can just...do nada. I was immediately drawn to it because the title alone felt like permission. This week's leadership jukebox installment will not: Provide a framework.   Teach “ five things great leaders do differently when they have writer’s block Tell a story about something that happened at the airport that somehow taught me about psychological safety.   Instead, I’m going to talk to you about being comfortable doing nothing. Leaders are especially bad at this. Give us an empty hour and we'll fill it. Give us a quiet weekend and we'll catch u...

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