When Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs first came out, executives and business leaders all over the world tried to emulate the man and his management style. They tried to imitate everything from the way he presented to his relentless attention to detail. They even bought copies of the book[…] Read On
The world is full of people trying to reclaim their youth with fast cars, miracle pills, hair plugs, and trophy wives. The question is why? Yes, I know all about the aches and pains of middle age. Believe me, I know. That aside, why would anyone ever want to be[…] Read On
See if you can solve this simple arithmetic problem: Are you done, Einstein? Say your answer out loud so we know you didn’t cheat. Are you ready to see if you got it right? OK. Here’s how you solve it: (for the answer, click on the grey box below that[…] Read On
Leaders are people of consequence. They set goals, make decisions, take action and get results. Goals-decisions-actions-results. That critical chain of events drives leaders, grows companies and advances civilization. Understanding what it takes to be an effective leader doesn’t get any simpler than that. It isn’t rocket science. And yet, the[…] Read On
The most important process in business is decision-making. Hands-down. Big or small, if a management or project team can get that right, that’s half the battle. And if they can’t, they’ll fail. Period. Most don’t get it right. That’s why most ventures fail. Interestingly enough, it’s the same with small[…] Read On
You hear a familiar tone, as if from far away. As the sound gets louder you become vaguely aware that it’s an alarm. Your alarm. The dream you were having quickly fades from memory. It’s a good thing; you were actually getting it on with cartoon Lois in an episode[…] Read On
The other day, a friend asked what I thought of Elon Musk. That sort of threw me for a loop. My friend’s not a tech industry guy; he’s actually in construction. I told him pretty much what I write in my columns: that I think Musk’s plans for Tesla tend to[…] Read On