Be Un-Cool – why you should never aim for cool

Everyone is seduced by cool. I know I can be. Cool gets attention, gets buzz, wins awards, and even can … More

The Blame Game – Take responsibility and avoid the pitfalls of blame

A couple years ago, my son came home with a “C” in gym class on his report card. His response? … More

The Art and Science of ‘Stratecution’*

I think I have figured out a handle for how we’ve been operating in the new normal—the new, mixed-up, fragmented, … More

Day One – How treating everyday like your first day can be a good thing

“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end” Seneca “The secret to a rich life is to have more … More

Unlearning – The importance of forgetting

“The illiterate of the twenty-first century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, … More

Wearing Out The Carpet – “managing by wandering around”

A lot of management consultants and modern business gurus promise strategies and formulas for success in today’s business. All you … More

Start Failing Now! Five reasons failure and mistakes are important

“I have not failed, I’ve just found ten thousand ways that won’t work.” – Thomas Edison By definition, failure is … More

The Importance of Doing Nothing

Stratecution is all about a bias for action and a drive towards doing things (just peek at the sub-head of … More

A Ping-Pong Lesson

I spent a big part of the last two days assembling a ping-pong table we bought for Christmas. This is … More

The Power of “What if?”

I wrote last week about the importance of asking questions – and the fact that often, questions are more important than … More