WonderTour

Another week another Wonder Tour first.  Derrick and Drew are joined by our first ever special guest, our friend Danny.  Danny brings his outstanding passion for people to the Hunger Games as the (th…

Introducing a new type of WonderTour, a rabbit hole.  If we truly believe at not all who wonder are lost, then it follows that even by going down a side road in the journey we can learn something.  O…

The guys take a lot of joy in analyzing one of the funniest scenes in all of the Office, Jim's portrayal of the crusty customer, William M. Buttlicker (Season 5, Ep 7).  While this one is super light…

The guys break down The Office season 5 episode "Prince Family Paper".  The focus of the show is the Zero Sum game where there is a clear winner and loser.  How do we play these games in real life? H…

The guys discuss games with incomplete or hidden information by looking at how Saruman and the Fellowship's strategies differ in the war for Middle-Earth.  They then use the lessons they learn from F…

The first Wonder Tour of Lord of the Rings  is a milestone.  Derrick and Drew celebrate by looking up to one of the most cherished mentors in any media, Gandalf.  What do we do when a mentor falls do…

The guys begin by unpacking the wise last words of the Ancient One, "Arrogance and fear still keep you from learning the greatest lesson of all: it's not about you".  Next they imagine humans as surf…

The guys enter another dimension as they analyze how Doctor Strange grows from being a selfish leader to a servant leader.  When someone, like Stephen, is stuck in a fixed mindset, how can we help th…

In the second part of the Tour of Inception the guys unpack the ending, debating if the top is still spinning and what it all means.  Alikening our shared journeys to a symphony they imagine each of …

The Wonderers begin by wrestling with the way shared dreaming works and what rules and formulas might apply in the movie.  They focus on Saito to learn about the sponsoring type of mentor.  By puttin…

This week's Tour focuses on Parks and Recreation Season 2 Episode 6 (Kaboom).  Keef (Paul Scheer) inspires Leslie to KABOOM her pit problem.  Along the way Derrick and Drew ponder classic questions l…

In one of the guys favorite episodes yet, they weave together elements of music, visuals, themes, and story coming to the conclusion that living life vibrantly is a key to being a magnanimous leader.…

For this Tour the guys attempt to navigate the dream-like arc of Tyler Durdin, Jack, Marla, and Bob.  The narrator, Jack, is a great example of how an over-structured life (business, or portfolio), w…

As leaders, we tend to carry extra weight that isn't really ours to wield.  Weight that's projected onto us from our past, from our present, from our colleagues, from our families, etc.  It's hard to…

This week we are throwing back to the first recorded episode of Wonder Tour that we never aired.  The guys discuss mentor theory and then work through how we might dig deep into ourselves to find and…

When we see too narrow of a vision of the the future, we risk getting stuck in "Tunnel Vision" on a destination.  Tunnel Vision can lock up our progress, weaken our experiences, and ultimately lead t…

Drew and Derrick look through the eyes of Thor and Loki to help us understand the path we walk as leaders, specifically focusing on how to deal with crucible moments (painful life stages that lead to…

A grand dream, like a thick gas, can intoxicate people within a confined space, but what happens when the space the vision is cast in scales more quickly than the vision itself?  The guys unpack PT B…

Derrick and Drew explore the world and leaders of the Mandalorian, honing specifically in on Season 1 Episode 7-8.  First we get caught up learning from Kuill how purified, narrow scope leadership ca…

This time the guys start by pondering the power of curiosity through the lives of Interstellar heroes, Murph and Coop (along with how to develop a more curious character).  Next, by looking at the tr…