Power Plays

Sneak Peek From Tom Goodlet’s Upcoming Book, Listen Like Jesus (Working Title) Power Playing is a common communication barrier that is tempting to fall into. Sometimes we get the idea that a person who is stuck in a problem needs a little verbal kick in the pants to...

An Exerpt From Tom’s Upcoming Book

Sneak Peek From Tom Goodlet’s Upcoming Book, Listen Like Jesus (Working Title) As I share the following illustration with you, please do not look at me any differently or enviously. Several years ago, I officially earned the rank of orange belt in karate. Please don’t...

An Excerpt from Tom’s Upcoming Book

Sneak Peek From Tom Goodlet’s Upcoming Book, Listen Like Jesus (Working Title) My oldest son, Parker, had a difficult transition into kindergarten. It did not help that the year before, we had changed churches, jobs, and homes for him and added a new sister. A lot was...

Choosing What You Get in Trouble For

Sneak Peek From Tom Goodlet’s Upcoming Book, Listen Like Jesus (Working Title) Early on in my leadership journey, I had to decide what I wanted to get in trouble for. I knew I didn’t want to get into trouble by playing it safe. Those types of problems lack...

An Excerpt from Tom’s Upcoming Book

Sneak Peek From Tom Goodlet’s Upcoming Book, Listen Like Jesus (Working Title) If the manager’s job is to tell their subordinates how to best do their jobs, then the manager is set up to be the dumbest one in the conversation. They have the least amount of accurate...

An Excerpt from Tom’s Upcoming Book

Sneak Peek From Tom Goodlet’s Upcoming Book, Listen Like Jesus (Working Title) Whenever I walk into a room to speak or onto a stage, the audience has to answer a question in their brain within two seconds of seeing me or hearing my name. It is the same question people...