The world is changing so rapidly these days that we are constantly confronted with both new dilemmas and new opportunities. And often when confronted with these new puzzles we rely on the same skills and tactics which got us to where we are today. But what if solving 21st century problems and building 21st century […]
Justin Menkes told me this story about Andrea Jung in one of her early business development efforts at Avon. Avon is originally the California Perfume Company established in 1886. Fast-forward to the 1990s where Avon was often considered an aging product and a tired brand. Andrea Jung had just entered the company and had diagnosed […]
Don’t be put off by people who know what is not possible. Do what needs to be done, and check to see if it was impossible only after you are done. -Paul Hawken I learned a powerful lesson recently in an interview with Lincoln Crawley, Managing Director of Manpower for Australia. I asked him if […]
Type-T is a phrase coined by Frank Farley, University of Wisconsin, in the early 1990s to describe people who seek out and participate in higher risk activities, and succeed because of these efforts. These are the kinds of people who – if they avoid self-destructive Icarus behaviors (think Keith Moon, Janis Joplin, Howard Hughes, although […]
I had a conversation the other day with David Penglase, a fantastic speaker, writer and entrepreneur based in Sydney. He introduced the phrase Intentionomics to describe how our intent drives all results in life interactions. Our customers, colleagues, (certainly our children) and pretty much everyone we interact with have keen detectors of our intent. If, […]
When your by-product becomes your product we have lost our vision. Money is a by-product. Your product is what you can give to the world. – John Hope Bryant Ever heard of the Red Velvet Rope Policy? Ask Michael Port about being particular about who you decide to work with. That is – the practice of […]
We know from science that nothing in the universe exists as an isolated or independent entity. – Margaret Wheatley Didn’t your mother tell you to give a firm handshake, smile and look them in the eye when you meet someone? Gotta make a good impression right? That smile was supposed to convey your own confidence […]
Courage is nothing more than your faith reaching THROUGH your fear, displaying itself as action in your life. It’s okay to be afraid, but ACT. – John Hope Bryant I had an interview and collaboration with John Hope Bryant recently, and the world is a better place because of his message and energy of hope. […]
So much has been written about Leadership. We try to find a universal theory. There is none. The condition changes. The context changes. Some things stand out for that emerging context that most leaders have to pay attention to. Practice them. Inspire others, develop others, and multiply others. – Ram Charan, March 2010 The context […]
Ideas are abundant, but evidently sharing those ideas is pretty scarce in professional environments. Towers Perrin global engagement study reveals sadly only 21% of us would self-describe ourselves as “engaged” in our work. All in and loving it – excited working with our colleagues, dedicated and passionate about the projects we engage in, propelled by […]