Leadership often requires making decisions that are uncomfortable, complex, or unpopular. Whether it’s letting go of a high- performing but toxic team member, making cuts in challenging times, or choosing between competing priorities, the ability to make tough decisions is a defining trait of effective leadership. Difficult decisions test your...

When you are leading a team that hits a creative roadblock, introducing them to Musical Chairs, a methodology that we created at Eureka! Ranch, will help them find solutions to seemingly intractable problems. Musical Chairs enables you to transcend organizational blind spots and get “unstuck” by changing your mental frame...

In England’s Lake District, there’s a notorious road known as The Struggle—a steep, winding climb that tests endurance and nerve. Cyclists who endure the grueling ascent are rewarded with a panoramic view, seeing the landscape in a way that’s impossible from below. Leadership in uncertain times is much the same....

I have a long Life List of goals, experiences and opportunities I want to explore while I am still young enough to live them. I have rejected the idea of having a Bucket List - because that is a list off things people generally want to experience before they die....

From hands-on practical strategies to visionary predictions, 5 of the best titles on AI today  Artificial intelligence (AI) and data are here — and every business needs to know the best practices around using them. There's never been more of an imperative when it comes to understanding what to do,...

Starting a company is a thrilling yet daunting endeavor, often filled with unforeseen challenges that can drain your time, energy, and resources. After years of navigating multiple startups, I’ve found seven principles that have proven to be reliable guideposts for success. The lessons I’ve learned from managing retail stores to founding...

What’s the glue that holds a business together? Without something effective, there’s just a sticky mess — engagement comes undone, quiet-quitting settles in and competitive edge falls away. What are the hidden factors that maintain focus, morale, and productivity? Rapid workplace developments are loosening organizations at the seams, from hybrid...

Data and analytics have become so entrenched in how we think about business that we sometimes forget we need to know how to use them. The gap between best intentions and actual insights prompted data and AI experts Joe Sutherland and Tim Wilson to write Analytics the Right Way: A...

For decades, many companies have treated technology as a secondary consideration — a tool to support operations rather than a driver of strategy. Those days are over. Today, technology is at the core of every business function — from managing supply chains and optimizing logistics to handling payments and maintaining...