Some Obvious Advice and “The Dark Playground”
Reading Time: < 1 minute Remember the old adage of “How do you eat an elephant?” Answer: “One bite at a time!” But how do you get those massive projects started? Check out this obvious, but worthwhile advice in this one-page article from Inc Magazine. …and if today isn’t the day to stop procrastinating, soothe
The Core of Leadership – Trust
Reading Time: < 1 minute Trust is the glue that holds our leadership together. In a world of science and big data, we’d like to be able to reduce “trust” to an equation; but according to master marketer Seth Godin, that level of objectivity is not to be expected. Godin suggests that “trust” comes from some
“Exactly the Right Words, Exactly the Right Way”
Reading Time: < 1 minute Speaking of Presidents…..It’s hard to believe that it’s been thirty years since the Challenger disaster on January 28, 1986, when seven astronauts, including the first teacher in space, Christa McAuliffe, died tragically when the space shuttle exploded minutes after liftoff. That evening, then president Ronald Reagan delivered an unforgettable 4-minute
Walt Disney – His First Vision and His Future Vision
Reading Time: < 1 minute The year 2016 will mark the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney’s passing (that makes a boomer feel old!). After his death, several CEOs tried various departures from Disney’s original vision. In recent years, the company has returned to its roots of focusing on great content in general, and superb storytelling in
Why Do CEOs Get Fired?
Reading Time: < 1 minute Invariably we read about a CEO leaving a company, and words used in the announcement make it sound like Company growth was not fast enough or the earnings could/should have been better. Boards are magnificent at masking the true reason CEOs get fired – afraid to hurt their feelings. When
To Be a Good CEO, Be a Navy Seal
Reading Time: < 1 minute The most important thing we ever manage is ourselves. Serial Entrepreneur Jesse Itzler who founded Marquis Jet (and sold it to Warren Buffet) and Zico Cocoanut Water (which he sold to Coca-Cola) felt he was getting stale and needed a coach….so he invited a Navy Seal to move in with
FAO Schwarz: Another Rise and Fall
Reading Time: < 1 minute FAO Schwarz, the legendary toy story in New York that was immortalized by Tom Hanks playing the “ floor piano” with his feet in the movie “Big,” closed this week after operating since 1870 and boasting 40 stores at its peak. Its demise is attributed to some of the same
Seven Questions of Effective Marketers
Reading Time: < 1 minute The late, great Peter Drucker once remarked that “The aim of marketing is to know and understand the customer so well the product or service fits him and sells itself.” Great advice….and how do you do go about knowing and understanding the customer? Marketing guru Seth Godin says you start
Who Would Ever had Thought: An MBA from Netflix
Reading Time: < 1 minute If you don’t have the time or money for that MBA, there are any number of online courses (Coursera) you can take. Added to these course offerings are a dozen Netflix documentaries about the people that have built organizations and how they created and managed these companies…..and themselves. Check out
Access to Six Figure Consultants: Here They Are
Reading Time: < 1 minute Michael Milken (of Wall Street Fame) holds the Milken Conference each year featuring dozens of the world’s best known entrepreneurs, scientists, financiers, researchers and other notables in hour long seminars on topics such as financial markets, the economy, medicine, Millennials, health care and much more. Most of us can not
