Recently, I did an alignment assessment with a corporate executive team and they identified price as a competitive disadvantage. When I...

Next time you’re with a leader, ask them what the purpose of their organization is. Then ask how that purpose differs from the...

Sometimes innovation arises from necessity. Other times from choice. Regardless, the goal is progress and the outcome is change. Change...

Think of the last time you made the right choice. What led you to it? Meaning, how did you know that would be the right choice? Now,...

Business decisions are an exercise in risk management. Is the decision right or wrong? What is the impact if it’s right? If it’s wrong?...

The holy grail of building a high-performance company is accomplished through engagement of the individuals that comprise it. Successful...

Nature has mastered differentiation (i.e. fingerprints… snowflakes… zebra stripes…). Businesses are constantly striving to do the same in...

Who do you think is a good leader? What is it about their leadership ability that you admire? I believe leaders are both born and made,...

Due to the impact the coronavirus pandemic is having on businesses globally and the resulting need for executive teams to collaborate and...

Without strategy, execution is aimless at best. Strategy is the roadmap and rationale for execution. Although it’s the domain of the CEO...

What makes the performance of a company or an organization good or bad?  Performance descriptors like high or low, great or terrible,...

I’ve been lucky to have had people surrounding me my entire life that wanted the best for me, and were there to lend a hand, advice,...

Over the last five weeks I’ve averaged 10-12 meetings per week with people I didn’t previously know.  My goal was to build my network,...

How many paths of activity pull you in different directions each week?  Probably more than you realize.  I have four overall path...

I grew up in Troy, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.  It was a great place to grow up because there were lots of people, lots of diversity,...

Growing up I played competitive soccer.  I was at best an average player that happened to be on a very good, successful team.  Those were...

My wife used to have one of those colorful, semi-transparent iMacs (hers was teal) with a handle on top.  It felt and looked more like a...

One of my first entrepreneurial ventures was a retail soccer store my wife and I owned.  Spoiler alert…it was a spectacular...

I admire artists across all artistic disciplines.  Their ability create is inspiring.  In business, creative talents exist in areas not...

I coached my daughters’ club soccer teams when they were young.  After a few years I recognized they needed someone better than me to...