Lessons from Lincoln’s Greatest Speech
I recently had a brief stop in Washington D.C and as I always do when I’m in that city, I walked to the Lincoln Memorial. I remember another visit, years… Continue Reading...
It Takes Maturity to Avoid Disputes
Today I ran across a thread from Mark Suster on Twitter where he said “It takes maturity to avoid disputes” (note – he has since taken it down).
He referred… Continue Reading...
Ideas to Overcome Your Availability Bias
How often have we been at our best at moments of adversity rather than prosperity? How much more effective are we at completing a task when we’re busy and have… Continue Reading...
John McCain, Poetry, and Character
As a nation mourns the passing of a Great American, all sorts of interesting stories about Senator John McCain are being re-told to a national audience thirsting for examples of… Continue Reading...
Understanding Business Asynchrony
Due in part to the tyranny of the spreadsheet age, business planning is often too numerical and doesn’t take into account the vagaries of human behavior. How many companies over-hire… Continue Reading...
What Must You Say “No” To?
Michael Porter, the strategy guru from the Harvard Business School, is famously quoted as saying that “the essence of strategy is choosing what not to do”. In the business world,… Continue Reading...
