It Won’t Turn Out for the Best
We are optimistic about lots of things –our innovation, our economy, the pandemic and even our own, personal futures. Norman Vincent Peale caused a revolution of optimism with his 1952 […]
Stop Firefighting and Solve the System
In middle age, most of us eventually need glasses to read the small print. When it finally happened to me, I bought two pairs of reading glasses, one for home […]
The Defense Against Uncertainty
We can’t assume that anything we believe now will still be true in a month. But we can craft an oasis of reliability within our own control.
Learn to Love Being Wrong
We spend so much energy trying never to be wrong, but it costs us in learning, growth and relationships. You can get better at dealing with it when you find out you're wrong. That will give you greater flexibility, more accuracy and more compelling leadership.
Pandemic Pivot
In the middle of an economic catastrophe, you and your business are facing challenges and obstacles you never expected. To be honest, while I am incredibly sad and pained by […]
Planning in a Pandemic
If you are a business leader, owner or founder, this pandemic has likely left you reeling. Prior to this change in the world, you likely had a plan. You were […]
Having Useful Conversations
We all find our identities in various communities, whether friends, family, colleagues, or allies. In those communities we speak to people who largely echo our views, both about the world […]
Indecision and Fear
Most of us have experienced a moment when we needed to make a decision, but instead, just gave in and went with the flow. Or, instead of giving in we […]
Less is More in Decision-Making Too
Everyone knows the challenge of shopping on line. It seems always to lead to an endless series of options, and the more you scroll the more they all begin looking […]
Why Less REALLY Is More for Innovation
By now you probably have lots of amazing projects undwerway from doing all the work I shared during the first few weeks of 2019. But once you have those projects, […]