Leadership

May 19, 2022

The Ripple Effects of Change (Part 1): Cats in Borneo

Have you ever made a decision that led to an unintended consequence? America’s Funniest Home Video’s has built a franchise on this premise. Trampolines, piñatas and […]
May 12, 2022

27 Charts of Leadership Communication Styles Around the World

Earlier this week I shared a great infographic about differences in global leadership (24 Charts of Leadership Styles). It used the amazing work of Richard Lewis and his […]
May 5, 2022

Trend Watch: Rate the Rater

Word-of-mouth can determine whether businesses thrive and die! When people share their good (or not-so-good) stories, an organizations’ reputation quickly spreads. While word-of-mouth still occurs over cups of coffee […]
July 17, 2015

Five Uplifting Things No One Tells You about Moving Abroad

I recently shared an article titled 5 Depressing Side Effects No One Tells You About Moving Abroad. For those who have moved or lived abroad, it […]
July 10, 2015

Organizational Culture: Making the Invisible Visible

“Culture eats strategy for lunch”. Peter Drucker Those who rub shoulders with me regularly have likely heard me quote this more than once. It’s a cornerstone […]
June 26, 2015

Why Getting Fired is a Good Thing!

I was recently asked to provide a reference for someone. This individual is great at what they do and I provided many positive remarks. However, the […]
May 19, 2015

The Pichette Scale: Assessing Work/Life Balance

“After nearly seven years as CFO, I will be retiring from Google to spend more time with my family”. This was how Patrick Pichette, one of […]
May 8, 2015

When 60.2% Means Success: Coaching Excellence

Our business lives are full of rhetoric like ‘give 110%’, ‘be the best’ or ‘leave it all on the table’. However, often our best falls well short […]
May 5, 2015

Which Energy Company is Masquerading as an Automaker?

“Tesla isn’t a car company; it’s a battery company” (Montenegro). Last summer I blogged about Tesla’s ground-breaking decision to make all their Tesla automobile patents public […]
April 24, 2015

The Digital Natives are Eating My Norms!

Eight years ago we bought our first flat-screen television. About a month after this purchase my eight year old boldly told me that we needed another one […]
April 15, 2015

Playoff Leadership

When sports teams make it to the playoffs they often speak of the need to play at a higher level. Players and coaches refer to it […]
April 13, 2015

Pobody’s Nerfect – Embracing Imperfection

“We didn’t design the new Wired [on-line magazine] to be perfect. We designed it to be perfected” (Scott Dadich). Wired magazine recently launched a new web […]