Year: 2015

Leadership | December 30, 2015

Innovate or Die

Innovation continues and that is a very good thing. I love innovation. The only thing I love more is innovation that is Entrepreneurially Disruptive! (think how Uber disrupts the Taxi […]

Leadership | November 30, 2015

Hesitation Remorse

The backdrop is the Sahara with the tops of the great pyramids in the distance slightly obscured by the sand and dust-filled sky. The characters are my son Bryan upon […]

Employment | October 30, 2015

Flying Elvis

Tension leads to Release There is something very powerful about a release, whether it be edifying or destructive. There is that moment when all the harnessed energy comes to the […]

Leadership | September 30, 2015

Dumbest Guy in the Room

As an organizational leader, it is really easy to create an environment in which you are always the smartest person in the room. The person “in the know.” Your direct […]

Employment | August 30, 2015

Where Are You?

Being the extraordinary leader that you are, your mind is probably—at this very moment—buzzing with new plans, fresh direction and a clearer vision for the days ahead. However, there’s one […]

Employment | July 11, 2015

Higher Standards

One current overwhelming reality is that there is no lack of moral failure in our society. We need only think of recent sports figures, politicians and others who have destroyed […]

Leadership | May 31, 2015

Lesson in Tragedy

(reposted from October 31, 2014) Less than two hours ago SpaceShipTwo had a catastrophic failure resulting in the death of at least one of its two pilots. Though these pilots […]

Leadership | April 10, 2015

Risky Leadership

TAKE A CHANCE. The riskiest idea may turn out to be the most innovative and transforming. In a culture that despises change, this is a paralyzing thought. True transformation seldom […]

Leadership | March 31, 2015

Risky Leadership

TAKE A CHANCE. The riskiest idea may turn out to be the most innovative and transforming. In a culture that despises change, this is a paralyzing thought. True transformation seldom […]

Employment | January 31, 2015

Being Great

There are those times in life when you encounter greatness. It takes your breath away. It’s one of those things when everything comes together in perfect harmony and you find […]