The relational dynamics of a new team are very different to a team that has been together for some time. When a new team is formed, the space between each person is naturally clean. However, while the rapport felt in the honeymoon period of new connections is always good, the...

America has been struggling to find its leadership role in faraway conflicts. Obama’s “leading from behind” suggested an elitist, puppet-master-like control of local actors, while Trump’s “not my problem” proclamations implied a U.S. retreat from the world. The Biden administration’s “Putin must go” and “Russia must be emasculated” bravado, while...

Should the US Supreme Court eventually decide to over-ride Roe vs Wade as is suggested in the leaked draft opinion, US corporations will come under extreme pressure to ‘take a stand’. Many are already under such pressures.  Should they succumb or should they keep schtum? Being Political There is little...

“It would be better if everyone worked together as a system, with the aim for everybody to win.” — W. Edwards Deming, “The New Economics” It’s easy to agree with this quote, right? And I know what you’re saying: “Wouldn’t it be nice if it were true!” Well it can be....

Millennials were raised to believe they are special. This is where the “generation me” moniker comes from. Millennials were the first generation to routinely receive awards for participation—for something as simple as just showing up. Parents raised their millennial kids to believe that, while they couldn’t excel at literally everything,...

What's it like being driven by purpose over profits? For Joe Soltis, CEO at purpose-driven and the results-focused franchise marketing agency, ChoiceLocal, finding true success is all about being driven by a deeper cause.   You may not hear the words "charity" and "profitability" mentioned in the same breath too often....

These days, it seems like everyone in business is out for themselves. Entrepreneurs these days are all so heavily focused on building products to cash in, rather than taking a solution-based approach. Said Shiripour set out to change that. The serial entrepreneur developed EZFunnels.com to allow entrepreneurs to become more...

Inflation, regulation, and supply chain shortages make it difficult for companies to compete while operating at the intersection of ESG and corporate stewardship.  Sometimes, I visualize corporate board members playing the game Twister as they attempt to avoid collapse while managing rules which can have unintended consequences.  Milton Friedman’s essay,...

If you’re a business leader, you’ve probably spent a lot of time talking about things like vision and planning, leading your people instead of managing them, and how to set the right culture from the top down. You might have worked with coaches to help you improve in these areas,...