“If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter.” Considering its ironic truth, it’s not surprising that the quote has been widely misattributed to Mark Twain. Nevertheless, a veritable who’s who of great thinkers, from Cicero and Martin Luther to Ben Franklin and Henry David Thoreau, have[…] Read On
Do we really need bosses? It’s a loaded question – an existential threat to the status quo in corporate America if there ever was one. But it’s a timely question that’s on people’s minds, from startup founders and millennials entering the workforce to business school professors and management consultants. The[…] Read On
It seems that every content generator on Earth has banged out a post with 10, 20 or 50 reasons to start your own business. You know, you get to be your own boss, work when you want to, that sort of thing. The only problem is every single reason is self-serving.[…] Read On
My wife Kim was just out of town visiting family in Wisconsin for 10 days. They say loneliness makes the heart grow fonder. I think it just makes the heart grow lonelier. Don’t get me wrong. Of course I missed her (that’s my story and I’m sticking to it), but[…] Read On
My first boss in the tech industry was a highly respected engineering manager named Dick. A former college football lineman who looked just like Mr. Clean but without the earrings, Dick tried his best to teach me lessons that I was unfortunately too arrogant to appreciate. The big guy had[…] Read On
Kim Jong-un is a real problem. To truly appreciate the North Korean threat, you have to understand the geography of the Korean peninsula. Years ago, I had a meeting fall apart at the last minute on the back end of a business trip to Seoul. I’d been to South Korea[…] Read On
Some of the most powerful life and business lessons are apparent paradoxes. I say “apparent” because once you learn to question popular dogma and look at things objectively, the paradoxes ultimately resolve into truths. I’m not making this up. It’s fundamental to how things work. It’s a yin and yang thing.[…] Read On