If you ask 10 CEOs to name the most powerful tool at their disposal I guarantee you’ll get 10 different answers. And not one of them will be correct. Make no mistake, there is only one correct answer: Q&A. When I start working with a new client – usually a[…] Read On
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The Libertarian Dilemma
This is Silicon Valley where libertarians are — brace yourself — liberals. How the heck did that happen? Was it something in the water? Too many drugs? Software eating their brains, along with everything else? Let me attempt to unravel this conundrum. Libertarians believe that government should be limited to[…] Read On
10 Legal Myths Everyone Should Know
The law is too important to leave it to the lawyers. We live and work in a nation of laws. So much of what we think of as business strategy and common sense is actually dependent on our knowledge of the legal system. Executives and business leaders who’ve been around[…] Read On
Real Leaders are Not Impulsive
I’ll let you in on a little secret. When it comes to important questions like what products to develop, companies to acquire or executives to hire, successful companies are never whimsical. Their CEOs and leadership teams don’t make impulsive decisions. After Elon Musk’s impulsive tweet about taking Tesla private at[…] Read On
Want to Be Successful? Become Indispensable
Everyone has favorite products. I seriously doubt if I could live without my old Pasquini espresso machine, Vitamix blender and Apple everything. And I’d be lost without my auto mechanic, my CPA and the woman who cuts my hair. The question is, who can’t live without you? I’m not being[…] Read On
Why It’s Not Always Better to Play the Long Game
Is it really better to be long-term rather than short-term focused when it comes to business leadership, finance, or career strategy? That depends. The decade-long bull market has had a couple of major rough spots – one lasting more than a year, actually. If you panicked and sold, you blew[…] Read On
Capitalism vs Socialism: How Can We Still Not Get It?
A recent Gallup poll shows that democrats overwhelmingly favor socialism over capitalism, 57% to 47%. We’re apparently in the midst of a national epidemic – an unprecedented case of mass psychosis where roughly half the nation seems to be in complete and total denial of how we all got here.[…] Read On