Doug Fleener
Feelings, Emotions, and Results Oh My
Oh no! Did I just bring up feelings? I did. Oh my, and here's why. Our feelings and emotions play a huge role in our lives and our...
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Recovery and Leadership Blog
Doug Fleener
- Aug 1
- 1 min
Finding Your Purpose One Day at a Time
The quest to find purpose and meaning often seems daunting. We live in a results-driven world that glorifies grand gestures and overnight...
Doug Fleener
- Jul 24
- 1 min
Is Your Week in Focus?
You make your week by having one good day after another. To do that, you and your team must be ready and focused on being better than the...
Doug Fleener
- Jul 20
- 1 min
Drinking Occasions
Sometimes those of us in recovery need to go to a company meeting or other function where the liquor will flow. It’s not the easiest...
Doug Fleener
- Jul 18
- 2 min
Criticism and Leadership
Criticism is evaluating, analyzing, or judging the merits and faults of a work, idea, or action. It can apply to many domains, such as...
Doug Fleener
- Jul 13
- 1 min
Regret: Curse or Growth Opportunity?
Regret, a paradox of life, is both the consequence of past actions and an introspective for self-improvement. This universal emotion's...
Doug Fleener
- Jul 10
- 1 min
Please Walk Away
As a retail executive, I talked to many employees on the retail floor. Sometimes, I would be mid-sentence, and the employee just walked...
Doug Fleener
- Jul 7
- 1 min
Money and Happiness
We all know the old saying that money can’t buy happiness. It’s true. However, money can buy many ways to make a happy life easier and...
Doug Fleener
- Jul 4
- 1 min
The Sober Leader's Ripple Effect
Leadership is not solely about the actions and decisions made in isolation; it extends far beyond the individual. Great leaders...
Doug Fleener
- Jun 30
- 1 min
A Simple Benchmark
I have a simple benchmark for living. In every interaction with someone, is that person better or worse off from engaging with me? Did I...
Doug Fleener
- Jun 26
- 1 min
Why or Why Not
One thing experience and recovery have both taught me is to look at both sides of an issue. It ensures there is no bias getting in the...
Doug Fleener
- Jun 22
- 1 min
The Gambler – Hold, Fold, Walk, or Run
You probably know the song The Gambler by Kenny Rogers. (An excellent karaoke song, in my humble opinion.) There's also some great...
Doug Fleener
- Jun 19
- 1 min
Joan Rivers and Your Leadership Craft
I saw an article in The New York Times about Joan Rivers on Father's Day. That was especially meaningful as I remember my father enjoying...
Doug Fleener
- Jun 15
- 1 min
Employees Notice If You….
Have double standards. They see if you act in a way they aren’t supposed to. Value customers. It’s what you do when watched. Not what you...
Doug Fleener
- Jun 13
- 1 min
False Pride or Healthy Self-Confidence?
False pride is an inflated sense of self-importance rooted in external validation and superficial attributes. Leaders with false pride...
Doug Fleener
- Jun 8
- 1 min
Time and Growth in Recovery
With over 36 years in recovery, I have seen many people come and stay. I’ve seen many people come and go. I’m very open-minded about what...
Doug Fleener
- Jun 5
- 1 min
A Leader’s Perspective
As a young gung-ho manager, I had a single mother as part of my leadership team. She had no family in the area, so she would have to...
Doug Fleener
- Jun 1
- 1 min
What’s Said and What’s Heard
I believe in the saying, “I’m responsible for what I say, but I’m not responsible for what someone hears.” Most people will agree with...
Doug Fleener
- May 29
- 1 min
Romancing Your Past
Some people are surprised when I say how much I enjoyed drinking and getting high. It’s true. I had some great times when I used....
Doug Fleener
- May 25
- 1 min
Conviction (The Good Kind)
When a person has conviction, they have a strong belief or opinion about something and are firmly committed to it. Conviction reflects a...
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