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“My Hands Are Tied”
“I’m sorry sir, my hands are tied.” These were the appalling words I heard twice in the last week – ...
The Top 7 Creativity Myths
Mention the word Creativity, and people begin to squirm in their chairs. The very thought can prompt anxiety, fear, and ...
Have You Been Zappos’d?
Buying a pair of shoes used to involve going to a local store, selecting a pair from about 250 choices, ...
Your Company, Version 4.13
The software world enjoys many gifts. Smart people. Lots of capital. High leverage. But one that should probably be celebrated ...
Going Out of Business
I bet that subject got your attention! I recently read that Marc Andreessen (founder of Netscape) sent a memo to ...
The Pumpkin Cut
Each Halloween we all rush to the pumpkin patch, pick out the best one we can find, and eagerly carve ...
Playforce
As kids, we go out to “play”. Later in life, we “play” sports, or “play” music. But then, in sharp ...
Flying the Plane
We use complex models, historical data, and buzzwords such as “Key Performance Indicators” or “Balanced Scorecards”. Like dashboard instruments these ...
“I have an IDEA” vs. “I have a CONCERN”
In meetings, what do you suppose the ratio is at your company today between these two phrases? What do you ...