Corporate Virtue Signaling is Complicated
Leadership December 17, 2021/Leadership Recently, many businesses have been getting more involved in politics. Major League Baseball pulling the All-Star game from Atlanta is the…
Grey Rhinos are Inevitable
Leadership December 17, 2021/Leadership The ongoing pandemic has exposed a lot of short-term thinking. Many businesses were caught unprepared for lockdowns and supply chain disruptions….
Are You Asking the Right Questions?
Leadership December 17, 2021/Leadership Nothing is more important to the success of a growing business than building a great team. But finding the right people…
Don’t Fear Being Mistaken
Leadership December 17, 2021/Leadership Most people are too afraid of being wrong. Of course it’s better to be right than wrong, but those aren’t the…
Look Past Distractions To What Really Matters
Leadership December 17, 2021/Leadership For quite a while now, national politics has sucked up most of the oxygen in the news. Stories of conflict and…
Business Leaders Must Continue to Step Up
Leadership December 17, 2021/Leadership These days, a lot of professionals are working from home. The pandemic may have forced this change, but I don’t see…
Your Team Should Feel Appreciated
Leadership December 17, 2021/Leadership As we approach this unusual holiday season, I’ve been thinking about my role as a leader. Normally, the end of the…
Strong Culture Leads to Great Results
Leadership December 17, 2021/Leadership What makes a winning organization? Is it strategy? Vision? Operational excellence? Talent? All these things are important, but building a great…
Science Doesn’t Make Decisions For Us
Leadership December 17, 2021/Leadership Recently, I’ve heard a lot of people saying that we need to follow the science. It’s a catchy slogan, but what…
You Can’t Win if You Don’t Play
Leadership December 17, 2021/Leadership There’s a saying in sports that you can’t win if you don’t play. This has never applied to entire leagues before,…
Beware Simplistic Narratives for Complex Problems
Leadership December 17, 2021/Leadership Over the course of the campaign season I heard many negative political narratives. One side caused the problem, and once “we’re…
No, We’re Not Out of the Woods Yet
Leadership December 16, 2021/Leadership Communities across America are re-opening for business. This is great, but we still need to be smart. Months of quarantines and…
For Real Estate (And Politics), You Need To Think Local
Leadership December 16, 2021/Leadership The coronavirus pandemic and nationwide protesting are two major challenges that America faces. This is a moment in history that will…
Personal Responsibility, Now More Than Ever
Leadership December 16, 2021/Leadership Personal responsibility is a concept that is sometimes thrown around like some kind of slogan. But it’s a real thing,…
You Cannot Cut Your Way to Success
Leadership December 16, 2021/Leadership In these difficult times, many business leaders have no choice but to cut costs to survive. These executives face wrenching…
No Easy Solutions to Hard Problems
Leadership December 16, 2021/Leadership How do we get back to some kind of normal? This is the trillion dollar question everybody is debating. One of…
Orchids Only Grow in Perfect Conditions, Not You
Leadership December 16, 2021/Leadership Social distancing is a challenge. It has disrupted more than the daily rhythm of life. It has put life goals and…
Constructing Successful Teams Remotely
Leadership December 16, 2021/Leadership Resourceful and fortunate companies are remaining productive. Determining how to structure teams fit for purpose is a challenge for business leaders…
Social Distancing Shouldn’t Risk Your Team’s Culture
Leadership December 13, 2021/Leadership Social distancing is going to temporarily change the way we work, socialize and travel. In time, we all expect the crisis…
Panic is More Contagious than Coronavirus
Leadership December 13, 2021/Leadership Fear of coronavirus has been increasing in recent weeks. It’s undeniably tragic for those impacted in China, and scary for…
Lessons from Prohibition
Leadership December 13, 2021/Leadership I noticed in the news last week, that it was the 100 year anniversary of prohibition. This giant policy blunder…
Reassessing What Should be a Goal for Business Leaders in 2020
Leadership December 13, 2021/Leadership Making New Year’s resolutions is easy. Keeping them is hard. I believe this is especially true for business owners and…
Grateful for 2019, and Excited for 2020
Leadership December 13, 2021/Leadership Just because the calendar year is turning, doesn’t mean people want to read some “humble brag”, curated email about how…
Look the Part
Leadership December 8, 2021/Leadership After a few decades in business, I can make this observation with confidence: how we present ourselves to the world…
Case Study: Invest in Great Partners
Leadership December 8, 2021/Leadership In recent years, I’ve heard more people saying some version of your network is your net worth. I don’t entirely…
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