Your momentum is taking you somewhere. Take notice.
The first time I saw people shooting pool (playing pocket billiards) I was hooked. Perhaps is was having seen The Hustler with Jackie Gleason as "Minnesota [...]
Leader, are you tired?
The business owners and senior managers I know who are really good leaders are frequently tired. It’s a good tired, but tired nonetheless. It’s a [...]
Sadness in the Steve Jobs biography
Today, Walter Issacson's authorized biography of Steve Jobs will be released to the general public. Many interesting "leaks" from pre-lease copies have been published over the past [...]
The US economic problems will improve…
Or not. At least one organization (the Economic Cycle Research Institute, ECRI) with an exceptionally good track record says another recession may already be here. [...]
Leadership and unconditional love
A little over three years ago we decided to add a dog to our family. My wife is a city girl and I'm a country [...]
Strategy has no voice
During a recent conversation a good friend of mine, a business leader, said, "Strategy is the biggest waste of time I can imagine. Nothing ever [...]
Strategic failure: when your strategy takes a hit
When the conversation heads towards professional boxing, it frequently involves the heavyweight division. These are the people who have the potential for a sudden, surprising [...]
Moral Courage
“I did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.” - Rosa Parks On December 1, 1955, [...]
Business models matter
"There was a time not so long ago when giants roamed the countryside. Enormous smoke-belching, fire-breathing giants that roared like rolling thunder as they tore [...]
Are you learning as fast as the world is changing?
Things change. Whether we like it or not, the world is changing. Our approach to change matters a great deal as to how we view [...]