“Healthy” Skepticism – Why doubting is good

“The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively not by the false appearance of things, not directly by weakness of … More

Mashup! – Leveraging the power of combinational creativity

“Creativity is the power to connect the seemingly unconnected” – William Plomer Creativity is hard to define, and even harder … More

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

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

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