One of the most confusing rules for people new to soccer is offsides. It’s one of the reasons I despised sitting by other spectators...

I enjoy watching people do things they’re passionate about and good at. Two examples come to mind, particularly because I lack the...

I’m a casual football fan. I never played (American) football growing up and I don’t play fantasy football, but I understand, appreciate...

“Maturity is the capacity to endure uncertainty.” – John Finley One of the only course names, or maybe it was the course tag line, I...

I like having choices. Am I going to have eggs or cereal for breakfast? Am I going to wear a green shirt or a white shirt? Am I going to...

I’m a serial entrepreneur. I’ve started companies, and exited companies. Some gracefully, others not so gracefully. I’ve also been a...

In a previous role, I had accountability for quality at a software company. If that sounds like testing, you’d be correct. It’s a simple...

“The essence of profound insight is simplicity.” – Jim Collins As a young consultant I was told that when projects go badly the...

I’ve heard people equate businesses to puzzles, where success is found by organizing a bunch of disparate pieces into a recognizable and...

“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t – you’re right.” – Henry Ford I’m a ‘glass-half-full’ type of person, optimistic about...

I’ve been cutting my own hair for ~25 years. I started in college and decided to make a game of it to see how long I could do it before,...

How ready is your company for a catastrophe? The answer is probably, “It depends.” What does ‘ready’ mean? What type of catastrophe is...

I saw a graphic the other day that had the words “DON’T QUIT” on it, which is quite clever. I liked the way the strikethroughs turned a...

“It is pretty bad when only half the C-suite agrees on the same objectives.” – MIT Sloan Management Review* Logic would indicate that...

How many good ideas or strategies have been abandoned because of an inability to execute? A number equivalent to the stars in the...

We typically associate creativity with people whose talents manifest in easily recognizable and consumable ways. Artists, musicians,...

What causes us to take action?  Motivation.  Motivation is the impetus for action based on a need or desire for change. Paraphrasing part...

Information, true to its name, informs all aspects of our existence. In business, it’s the lifeblood of every company, industry and...

On the surface, determining relevance seems straightforward, almost trivial, because of how quickly we do it. It’s a simple judgement...

Opportunities are either taken or missed, intentionally or unintentionally. A simple quadrant can depict this (shown in text here): Taken...