The famous Zen master, Suzuki talked about “Beginner’s Mind”. “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.” The …
There’s more to life than making money.
Business is by definition, transactional. After all, things are bought and sold, services are rendered, and value received. The issue is that you don’t want …
Signed, sealed, delivered
This is one of a set of thank-you cards we designed for 3000 managers at VMware; the Dell-owned, cloud computing and platform virtualization software business, to help recognize jobs well …
Fame, at what cost?
What do you have to give up to get noticed? In our pop star-obsessed culture, people give away a lot to get noticed. Their privacy, …
You gotta have faith
There’s a lot of appeal in the “Forrest Gump” school of achieving greatness… the idea of the “gee-shucks” everyman stumbling upon greatness, almost by accident. …
Did you see it coming?
Why did Blockbuster not see Netflix coming? Why did IBM not see the PC coming? Why did McDonald’s miss the boat on “fast casual”? Why …
The number one secret to great leadership
If you want to be a transformational leader it’s time to get emotional. End of story. People are comfortable with facts and data in business, …
What Inspires You?
The smart money doesn’t just turn up for a paycheck. The smart money turns up to set the world on fire. The smart boss knows …
Where Do You Fit In
Our COO was recently published in HR Daily Advisor on how to handle tough personalities. An excerpt is below, or you can read the full article here. As …
What makes you amazing?
It was always Steve Jobs’ mantra: “Let’s make a dent in the universe”. I liked that phrase so much, I incorporated it into the 2004 Hughtrain …
In The Pursuit of Relevance
What does it mean to be relevant today? We live and work in an era of digital Darwinism, where technology and society are evolving away …
How To Profit From Talking
Transparent communication is a great idea. It’s also a profitable one. Transparency reduces the variation in your workforce. That’s fancy business-speak for: people do better …