Tremendous Tracey

Standards Are the Foundation: Why Great Leaders Never Soften the Bar
Outstanding leadership isn’t about easing standards for comfort. It’s about calling people to more than they thought possible. It’s about standing firm when the easy way says, “Let it slide.”
Moses knew it. Machiavelli knew it. Steven Sample knew it. And deep down, we know it too. So let us never forget: when leaders soften the standard, organizations decay. But when leaders raise the bar, they ignite transformation.

Humility Is Tremendous: The Greatest Leadership Trait of All
As a lifelong student—and teacher—of leadership, I’ve found that defining this incredible word is easier said than done. Leadership is one of the most studied, written-about, and aspired-to traits in all of human history. There are thousands of theories, models, and definitions floating around, from servant leadership to transformational leadership, from positional power to moral authority.

Facedown or Firm-Handed? The Moses Model of Leadership

🐟 A Fish Rots From the Head: Leadership Is the Issue. Full Stop.
The phrase “A fish rots from the head down” is a blunt and timeless proverb that reminds us of a critical leadership truth: when an organization is in decline, the problem usually starts at the top—not with the staff, not with the systems, not with external conditions. The rot begins at the head.

Throwback Thursday: Charlie 'Tremendous' Jones' Timeless Definition of Leadership
As a lifelong student—and teacher—of leadership, I’ve found that defining this incredible word is easier said than done. Leadership is one of the most studied, written-about, and aspired-to traits in all of human history. There are thousands of theories, models, and definitions floating around, from servant leadership to transformational leadership, from positional power to moral authority.
And yet, every once in a while, you find a definition that hits the sweet spot.

Rolling Like the Stone: Leading with Resurrection Power

Retention: The Key to a Tremendous Organization

Experience, Application, and the Tremendous Call to Grow

Don't Forget the Ship in Leadership

The Importance of Finding and Developing the Right Followers

Embrace Self-Reflection, not Self-Deflection: The Key to Leadership Evolution

Leading Through an Eclipse: Unveiling Blind Spots and Embracing Transformation

Leadership Lessons from Aesop's Fable: The Wind and the Sun

Sharing and Preserving Knowledge
