What do Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Andy Grove, Steve Jobs, Larry Page, and Mark Zuckerberg all have in common? Besides being some of the most successful founders and CEOs of our time, they’re all well known for being among the most difficult bosses to work for, to put it kindly. Those[…] Read On
In the business world, trust is fragile thing. One screw-up can destroy a customer relationship that took years to build. And the fall guy is usually the sales guy. But here’s the thing. When sales screws up, it’s usually because they’ve been incentivized, motivated and budgeted to do the wrong[…] Read On
I bet you didn’t know that the average American consumes 34 gigabytes or the equivalent of 100,000 words over 11 hours a day from all media sources. I would assume there are similar numbers for other countries. What does that mean to you? It means you probably spend way too[…] Read On
“Sorry I can’t stick around but, you know the drill,” I said, “Places to go, people to see.” “You know we all end up in the same place, don’t you?” said my lunch buddy. “Why are you always in such a hurry to get there?” I took that as a[…] Read On
Every year, Santa and I get together at his place, break out the nog, boogey down to some righteous Christmas toons, and talk about the year’s naughtiest chief executives. We can’t do a thing about their outrageous pay packages, but the fat man can’t resist filling their Christmas stockings with[…] Read On
In a moment, I’m going to ask you to close your eyes, think about one word, and tell me what comes to mind. Not yet; first you have to know what the word is. The word is “success.” Now close your eyes, sit quietly, and tell me what comes to[…] Read On
If you look at the world’s most valuable technology companies, you’ll notice something interesting. Not a single one invented the category of products they’ve come to define. The vast majority of their enormous profits come from markets they did not create. Whether it’s Apple in smartphones, Google in search, Microsoft[…] Read On