May 12, 2013Sales and Influence, Sweetspot How to be Chosen We sometimes get trapped thinking that in order to be the one chosen (for the job or by the client), we need […]
February 14, 2013Career, What The Grass May Seem Greener When you are considering a change in your career, you face the “grass is always greener” problem. You can leave for something […]
January 3, 2013Strategy, What Your First Step You can build a strategy–for yourself or your organization–out of fear. You can apply your intelligence, talent, and strength to defend against […]
November 15, 2012Leading, Success, Sweetspot, We Leadership Teams that Work Show me an organization that is suffering and I’ll show you an organization with a broken leadership team. Show me an organization […]
September 27, 2012Do, Grows, Sweetspot, What Busyness and Angst: a Cure Essayist and cartoonist Tim Kreider wrote the following in his New York Times opinion piece called the The ‘Busy’ Trap. “Busyness serves […]
August 28, 2012Leading, Success, Sweetspot, We Leading Without All The Effort Last night, my wife hosted a small meeting at our house. The group was gathered to plan an important, impactful event. My […]
July 5, 2012Do, Good: Your Good Work, Grows, Strategy, Sweetspot, What Meaningful Work and Money Meaningful work and money are not mutually exclusive. Not by a long shot. Having all the money you want is part of […]
June 28, 2012Career, Good: Your Good Work, Sweetspot, What Meaningful, Fulfilling Work What does it take to have meaningful, fulfilling work? Many experts say you must know and follow your passion. Yes. Passion is […]
January 4, 2012Career, Grows, Success, Sweetspot, What Why selecting a niche is so dang hard and what you really need to do A friend recently asked, “When you were starting did you have any difficulty pinpointing your niche?” Here’s how I answered: Selecting a […]