The purpose of a business is to create a customer.  Who says so? The legendary business thinker Peter Drucker.  But this was 30, 40 years ago. It is the traditional way businesses used to see their reason for existence. Over...

Why are teams crucial to organizational success? Because they are the basic unit of performance. If you’re like most managers I’ve met, you struggle with teams. You know from experience that all the projects, growth initiatives, sales strategies, product launches,...

In the previous episodes, we talked about talent: how to get it, how to retain it and how to mentor it for growth. This time, we’re going to deal with strategy. The strategy you can execute. There are countless books,...

Every organization is essentially a learning organization. I don’t care what industry you’re in. Maybe you’re in software, retail, manufacturing or finance. Organizations live or die based on how quickly they can pivot with market changes by adopting new: processes,...

Getting top talent is one thing. Keeping them is another.  This is a struggle of many organizations. There’s so much opportunity in the world right now. Competitors, startups, market-adjacent enterprises. These companies want what you have: a walking, talking leader....

Organizations around the world share one huge problem: recruiting top talent.  They have the strategy, product, pipeline and opportunity. They want to move fast. But, their biggest roadblock is that they do not have enough people who get it.  So,...

Parts III & IV Organizations exist to amass and coordinate/deploy resources. They are structured to make the best strategic decisions accordingly. Organizational hierarchy is meant to help that decision-making process. The higher up the ranking, the more decision-making power the individual usually has. This dynamic...

January 20 — Pondering the Meaning of Life! Are we here to pursue happiness and make our dreams come true? What does happiness even mean? Is it like biting into wonderful home-made Swiss Chocolate? Or is it more like making wonderful home-made Swiss Chocolate for others to enjoy?...

Parts I & II The other day, a friend asked me why the world seems to be heading back into another COVID spiral. He believed that we would have everything under control by now. His question reminded me of how...

Το πρόβλημα της καθολικής απόσπασης της προσοχής μας Το σκεφτόμουνα πρόσφατα, όταν κάποιος ανέφερε το ZIKA. Μα, τι είναι αυτό, σκέφτηκα; Μήπως είναι ποτό, ή μήπως κάποιο app; Ναι, μάλλον app είναι. Όχι, μάλλον μάρκα ρούχων. Παρότι δεν είμαι ακόμα...

What happens to the news when it’s no longer news? I thought of this recently when someone mentioned Zika. Was it a drink? Was it an app? Yes, maybe an app. No, perhaps it was a new fast fashion kind of...

The French Revolution began 13 years after the American War of Independence and lasted six years. The democratic ideals behind the revolution seemed to fail afterward, as conservative forces took back power. Yet, ultimately, democracy proved too powerful a force...