I spent the weekend researching and writing a column on a fascinating Silicon Valley startup named Theranos. Elizabeth Holmes founded the health-tech company in her Stanford dorm room in 2003, then dropped out at 19 to focus on it fulltime. Over the next 10 years, Theranos remained enveloped in secrecy.[…] Read On
Cash or equity compensation incentives are only effective if they reinforce the right kind of behavior. Unfortunately, they usually don’t. That’s why executive pay for performance often rewards failure and CEO exit packages are out of control. And guess what? That same issue is beginning to affect all of us,[…] Read On
Over the course of a dynamic career, there will be plenty of opportunities to jump to the next level … if you capitalize and perform. Some of those inflection points take a while to develop. Others happen in a flash. I’ll never forget the first time I appeared for an interview[…] Read On
There was something I was supposed to get done last night. I didn’t do it. It’s a rare event but it does happen. I just couldn’t get motivated to do it. So I watched the Houston Astros shutout my beloved Yankees to end their season. Bummer. At that point, any[…] Read On
I understand that a lot of folks have a problem with how negative the broadcast news has become. I guess it ruins their day. You know what ruins my day? Waking up, clicking on one of my favorite business news sites, and seeing a story entitled, “Why Leaders Must Broadcast Happiness.”[…] Read On
I had an academic frenemy growing up. Since I started broadening my horizons senior year of high school – into sex and drugs and rock and roll, to be specific – he sort of edged me out. I’ll never forget how, in my yearbook, he declared victory, citing the old[…] Read On
One of our cats has a problem: she doesn’t get along with the others. She has no problem with dogs but she hates our other two felines and the feeling is mutual. She lets us know how she feels by peeing on our couch. I let her know how I feel[…] Read On