“If your time to you Is worth savin’ Then you better start swimmin’ Or you’ll sink like a stone For the times they are a-changin’.” Times They Are-a-Changin’ by Bob Dylan As I reflect on the past 25 years as a business owner and entrepreneur, so many things have either radically changed, or conversely, have been immutable. Whether you’ve withstood the test of time, or are still trying to make it to the next milestone, here are some of the biggest changes experienced as well a

“Hope deferred makes the heart sick. But when hope comes, it is a tree of life.” Proverb In the boardroom hope hasn’t received the credit it deserves.  That’s too bad. Add a Healthy Dose of Hope As it turns out, there is hope for hope. Hope is a crucial ingredient for a leader, team and organization in how they define areas of strategic focus and correlating goals. Remember BHAGS (Big Hairy Audacious Goals)? Many companies still have one big overall annual goal, or a best-cas

I remember it well. While in my cubicle at the headquarters of the document technology company I worked for, the news broke. The date was October 18, 1987 – the day many of us remember as “Black Monday”. Ironically, that same day as the stock market crashed hard, Tom Peter’s best seller Thriving on Chaos, hit the shelves of bookstores. Thriving on Change When I was finishing up graduate school in the ’90s, one of our professors shocked us by announcing the amount of data was

We can probably all identify that “one” meeting that’s non-negotiable. Or, the one person who might send a meeting request we would never refuse. In fact, you would cancel most anything else to make it work. Right? What is Your Most Important Meeting? As a self-professed strategy and ideation junkie, I’m a lover of reflection and alone time. It’s easy for me to argue your most important time of the week is the time you invest in reflection with your CEO. That’s you! You’re yo

As we read any business publication, watch TEDTALKS or listen to podcasts, it’s crystal clear the topic of company culture has moved to front and center in the past few years. Since 2010, culture has become the most discussed talent issue, having risen topically by 12% annually in earnings calls (Gartner, 2017). Organizations are increasingly becoming acutely aware their reputation and brand often hinge on culture. David Cummings, Co-Founder of Pardo claims, “Corporate cultur

In 1988, a book with a surprising and simple theme hit the bestsellers list. “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, by Robert Fulghum, claimed to wrap life’s most important lessons into one impactful year of teachable moments – Age 5-6. Upon hearing the title and all of the buzz surrounding the book, I can recall three things that stumped me: 1-    That all we really needed were a few life lessons to make this sometimes overwhelming journey of life play out; 2