Welcome back to WonderTour. Brian and Drew have been on a hiatus while preparing for the next adventure, but it's finally time to announce LeadWisely by WonderTour. Starting with episode 101 we will begin posting videos on YouTube as well as your favorite podcast services. It's the same great WonderTour content, but available to enjoy in new and ex…

In WonderTour Episodes 1-99 we explored so many fictional worlds and incredible leaders. Its time for Brian, Derrick, and Drew to rank their Top 10 most magnanimous leaders that demonstrate what it looks like to lead well for the good of others. TOP TEN Personal Selections (10-8): Brian: The Ancient One - Doctor Strange Drew: Saito - Inception Derr…

In WonderTour Episodes 1-99 we explored so many fictional worlds and incredible leaders. Its time for Brian, Derrick, and Drew to rank their Top 10 most magnanimous leaders that demonstrate what it looks like to lead well for the good of others. TOP TEN Personal Selections (10-8): Brian: The Ancient One - Doctor Strange Drew: Saito - Inception Derr…

Do you ever feel discouraged from running up against the same problems in the world over and over again with seeing much success in finding a solution? We see our favorite movie characters overcoming immense challenges to leave a lasting impact on the world, and yet, its easy to believe that only happens in the movies. If you are feeling inspired t…

We all run up against what feel like impossible to break through constraints; systems that we live in or work in that stir up dissatisfaction or are downright oppressive. We generally hear people say things like, "this will never change". As Wonderers, we believe that these constraints can indeed be broken and that we can take actions towards that …

In our first episode of our WonderTour 100 celebration Derrick, and Drew synthesize learnings from stories like Beauty and the Beast (see ep 67) and Fast & Furious (see ep 64) to develop a recipe for how to set off on a journey that can leave a legacy. The world is a large place and it might seem like the systems are so rigid that even a magnanimou…

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At points in each of our lives we have our own dark nights where we feel trapped in the proverbial pit without the ability to escape. In The Dark Knight Rises, each of the characters must climb from the physical, mental, and spiritual pits they find themselves in starting with Bruce. Alfred, as the magnanimous mentor, leads by example. Alfred makes…

As much as we would all love to be Aragorn, Legolas, or Gandalf in LOTR, if we are being honest with ourselves, we are probably more like Bilbo. We love to find a comfortable spot and make a life for ourselves in it for as long as the world will allow. Enter the Unexpected Journey. Like Bilbo, we all need a journey to draw us into the discomfort th…

We all wish we could lead like Gandalf, but how could we ever become that magnanimous and how do we contribute to a better world when there aren't orcs and dragons to fight? Gandalf's style of servant leadership is perfectly encapsulated in this quote, "Saruman believes it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have…

Regardless of who you are, we at WonderTour believe that you are a leader. Whether you run your own business, lead a team of problem solvers, serve as mother or father to a family, or are just growing up with big aspirations of making an impact in the world. One of the reasons we need everyone to be leaders is because change is inevitable and good …

Whether its a stagnant job or a repetitive personal life, we can find ourselves lacking joy and hope, trapped in a closed loop without meaningful disruptions. Like Jack Skellington in A Nightmare Before Christmas, we could be the Pumpkin King of Halloween but without hope for the future, it all feels empty. We want to take the reigns and run out of…

In part 1 of Casablanca we worked out how to identify a Casablanca, aka a closed loop insulated environment where hope goes to die. In part 2 we look to the examples of magnanimous leaders to see how they engineer an escape from Casablanca and in doing so break the closed loop for the good of those around them. When we find ourselves in a Casablanc…

You don't have to look much further than your immediate group of friends or acquaintances each day to find people who are lacking in hope, without a cause to believe in. In Casablanca, we find a microcosm of humanity, a battle for hope. Just because we aren't in WWII, like the characters in Casablanca, doesn't mean that there isn't a palpable lack …

As we transition into a new series called "Hope and Belief" we return to a beloved franchise and character to guide our learning. When we first find Rey she is capable and intelligent, but she is trapped in the past. She's holding onto a feint hope that her parents will one day return to Jakku with little to believe in. And don't we all find oursel…

Do you ever get tired of trying, tired of not achieving expectations, and tempted to give up and away from your problems? People and expectations can be tough to deal with and even Jedi Master Luke Skywalker gives into those feelings, running away to a hidden island to escape his past and the pain it brings. And yet, he hides a map so that others m…

Whether we find ourselves just starting out in a new role, as new parents, or on another journey, the scope of the world that we understand is never enough for our liking. Like Belle reading her books, we are always dreaming of understanding the world better and making an impact on it. But what if we aren't just like Belle, we are also like Beast a…

One of the reasons we love Beauty and the Beast is because we can relate to Belle. We all want to be a part of something bigger than "this provincial life". Like most of us, Belle yearns for an adventure that makes her life meaningful. While Belle wouldn't call herself a leader when we find her early in the story, she practices magnanimous characte…

Salute mi Familia - the most recognizable line in the Fast and Furious franchise. We all want to be part of the familia that Dom Toretto is building when we watch these movies, but how do we create those types of teams and moments in real life? Despite his calloused exterior and checkered past, Dom Toretto is one of the most magnanimous leaders we'…

Just like in Fast Five when Dom, Brian, and the team are trapped in Rio and on the run from both Hobbs and Reyes, it can sometimes feel like our lives are out of our control. Someone else makes the map and we just have to stay within their lines. But as magnanimous leaders, we believe that the current map of reality isn't all there is to the story.…

When we enter a new ecosystem, like Pandora, with new rules, players, functions, etc. It can be a rude awakening that our maps of reality are utterly insufficient to navigate this new terrain. Un-writing maps of reality can be a painful and energy-intensive process, just ask Jake or Trudy. Both come to Pandora with a hunan-centric view of the unive…

When Jake Sully reaches Pandora in Avatar, he comes pre-loafed with a series of mental maps that he uses to navigate reality: his maps of reality. Jake's maps include all kinds of useful tools that he's learned on earth from how to navigate the world without the use of his legs to how to respond to combat situations. We all have our own maps of rea…

Like Indiana Jones at the end of The Last Crusade, we all want to be the type of hero that can pass the trials when they inevitably come and save the day. But Indy can't pass those tests without his father Henry's wisdom and we as magnanimous leaders we know that it's not about us, it's about others. So how might we equip our team to pass the trial…

It's time to begin a new series on WonderTour. This time we are talking about Map-making and what better place to start than Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Navigating a complicated world takes all kinds of skills but one of the most under-rated is Map-making. While few maps are 100% accurate, many are useful. There are a plethora of different …

It's hard enough to have Compassion on our peers, but how do we have Compassion on those above us and below us in the organization chart? All too often we hear blaming and conjecturing but rarely, for example, does an executive take action and have Compassion on the grassroots or does a citizen have compassion on their public servants. To put it in…

We would all probably say that we want to be compassionate people. But what do you do when you don't agree with the person you are trying to have compassion on? In Stranger Things S1E5, the Flea and the Acrobat, the children learn a lesson in compassion as they search for the Hawkins Lab. El manipulates the compass to try to keep them safe but Luca…

Energy management is one of the most challenging parts of being a functioning member of the world, much less a magnanimous leader. When the weight of the world feels too heavy to bear it can seem like the only reasonable option is to, like Obi-Wan, close ourselves off from those who need us most. Our energy stores get diminished and the return-on-i…

While our world might not seem as dark as a galaxy under the veil of the evil empire, like Obi-Wan Kenobi closing himself off from the force it can sometimes feel like the smart decisions is just to stay quiet and conserve energy instead of putting ourselves out there for the good of others. While we may be sure of our mission to become better lead…