Here’s some inspiration for you or the aspiring up-and-comers in your life. Hope it helps kickstart the new year: We’re always hearing people complain about big bad corporate America. How executives make megabucks and employees get the shaft. How the big banks and institutional investors have all the clout and individual[…] Read On
Most of us are motivated by reward, recognition, challenging work, being part of a winning team, a quest to take down an evil empire, that sort of thing. There are all sorts of reasons why people do what they do for a living. At my age you don’t really indulge[…] Read On
This week we have two stories about some of the dumbest CEO moves in recent memory. First up: Remember the Kodak story from last week — how the Trump administration shocked the drug world by awarding the flailing camera maker a $765 million loan to make chemicals for big Pharma?[…] Read On
Long ago a young entrepreneur reached out to me from the UK. She wanted me to consider mentoring her. I liked her smarts and attitude, so I gave her some guidance pro bono and eventually decided that her concept had some merit and agreed to help — to mentor her.[…] Read On
Most of us are very good at starting things. We start with good intentions but fail to think and follow through. In my experience, that has a big impact on career, business and financial outcomes. And not in a good way. Along the same lines, we tend to do a[…] Read On
The most valuable trait among industry leaders? Intellect, says Watson, IBM’s AI supercomputer. Tell us something we don’t know, Watson. Like why you and the other brainiacs at IBM can’t figure out how to stop the company’s 7-year revenue, profit and share price slide. Now that would be brilliant. For[…] Read On
In a society bombarded by unlimited content, endless entertainment and 24×7 news, it’s no wonder that hyperbole sells. The question is, who’s buying it? Hyperbole is the only way to get above the noise and differentiate – at least that’s what everyone with zero creativity and talent thinks. Since they[…] Read On