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 […]
First, Ask Why
When I was serious about triathlons, I learned a term from my running coach: Junk Miles. Junk miles are runs that have no purpose. They wear on your body and […]
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.
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 […]
Stop and Build a Strategy
It’s not unusual for a company once to have created a business plan, and then to assume that the necessary work of strategic planning has been done. Maybe there is […]
Videos: Talking Strategy and Strategic Planning!
As we near the end of the year, I thought I would share with you a long video conversation about strategy and strategic planning. Francis Wade (my former consulting partner […]
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 […]