Episode 66: Horseradish on My Raccoon

Published: May 7, 2012, 9 p.m.

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TOPIC: The Pete Campbell Problem

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Ever notice how you never really "arrive?" Or, have you ever noticed that right when you think you\'ve "arrived," you don\'t stay arrived for very long\\u2014but now have a whole big bunch of new stuff to do? Yeah, us too.

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This week, Dan and Merlin talk about expectations, the wrong kinds of ambition, and the unquenchable lust for prestige and respect. Good practitioners practice, great leaders lead, and crummy managers just get their fingers all brown from digging around in your chocolate bag.

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How to see yourself more as your team does\\u2014and less as That Guy who deserves more everything.

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Because there will always be more "everything."

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