The other day I met a former tech CFO who’d done countless IPOs and M&As back in the day. We were talking about how many CEOs we’d known were sort of narrow-minded — so married to their own ideas and strategies that they couldn’t adapt to save their lives, or[…] Read On
I bet you think aging is a slow and steady process. I’m here to tell you it’s not. Getting old can come on very suddenly. One minute you’re young and vibrant, the next you’re old and debilitated. Yes, I know that sounds crazy. And no, I’m not suffering from dementia.[…] Read On
Budding author Kosoko Jackson pulled his debut young adult novel, A Place for Wolves, after a prerelease version blew up Twitter and Goodreads. Seems the social media mob had a problem with the book’s insensitive treatment of LGBTQ and Muslim characters: From me to the Book Community: I’m Sorry. pic.twitter.com/sFXQAlQCk9[…] Read On
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
We may be on top of nature’s food chain at the moment, but make no mistake; in the end, we’re all just food. Not long after we bought our Santa Cruz Mountains property I was out in the car port working on our pickup truck when I heard my dog[…] Read On
When someone answers a “why” question with “it’s complicated,” it’s a safe bet that it isn’t. You would think pretty much everyone’s heard the “keep it simple” or “less is more” message by now. The question is, why do we insist on making everything so damned complicated? We’re forever assigning[…] Read On
“My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute.” – Ayn Rand Brooklyn’s Lincoln High School had an English teacher named Mrs.[…] Read On