Leadership — BLOCK & TACKLE

11 Personal Habits Learned on a Wilderness Expedition

Lessons learned from a backcountry executive leadership expedition that are applicable to daily life in the front-country.

LeadershipThomas De NapoliAugust 5, 2019NOLS, Executive Education, Lifelong Learning, Leadership, Leadership Development, Wyoming, Wind River Range, Expedition

Out of Office

I’m taking a week to venture into the wilderness from July 26 - August 2, with no phone or devices, to develop my skills as a leader, teammate and person.

LeadershipThomas De NapoliAugust 4, 2019NOLS, Out of Office, Wyoming, Wind River Range, Hiking, Camping, Executive Education, Leadership, Leadership Development, Paul Petzoldt

How to Lead (Constructively) Amidst Change

3 strategic frameworks that managers can use help navigate their organizations through change, and which can mean the difference between soaring high with power or bailing out as a failure.

Strategy, LeadershipThomas De NapoliApril 23, 2019Ray Dalio, Principles, Strategy, management, Change, Kodak, Stanford, Stanford GSB, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Disruption, Leadership

Unlock the Power of Questions

The willingness to seek out new and useful information is the foundation of personal creativity, organizational innovation and problem solving. Asking the right questions is the most effective way of doing this.

LeadershipThomas De NapoliFebruary 22, 2019Amazon, Harvard Business Review, Leadership, strategy, management, Apple, Bridgewater, Alison Wood Brooks, Leslie John, DNA, Question, Questioning, Leadership Development, Productivity, Gong.io, sales, Creativity

Why Building Friendships Makes Us Better

My friends and I believe in the “value” of friendship and are thoughtfully investing our time in developing them.

LeadershipThomas De NapoliFebruary 2, 2019Friendship, Leadership, Sundance, Film Festival, Utah, Park City, Sundance 2019, Chris Erwin, Chas Lacaillade, Snowbird, Deer Valley, Ski, Snowboard

5 Job Skills I Learned by Becoming a Wilderness Medical MacGyver

NOLS’ Wilderness First Responder course didn’t just teach me how to save lives. It taught me how to take charge in any situation.

LeadershipThomas De NapoliFebruary 2, 2019NOLS, Wilderness Medicine, Wilderness First Responder, WFR, Austin, Texas, Leadership, Delta, Airlines