Jan 5My Year in Books: 2022A few years ago I started writing a late-December (or, in this case, early January) recap of my reading from the previous year. Here are the links to the entries from 2017, 2018, 2019, the first half of 2020, the second half of 2020, and 2021. Let me start with…7 min read7 min read
Jan 1, 2022My Year in Books: 2021A few years ago I started writing a late-December recap of my reading from the previous year. Here are the links to the entries from 2017, 2018, 2019, the first half of 2020, and the second half of 2020. In 2021, I read 44 books. Tracking and reporting on the…9 min read9 min read
Apr 26, 2021Think AgainWhen was the last time you changed your mind? I’m not talking about minor stuff (“my favorite color is now blue”), or situations where you chalk up the intensification of a previously held opinion as changing your mind (“I used to think this group was bad, but now I”ve come…4 min read4 min read
Jan 13, 2021What Do You REALLY Believe?One of the benefits of tough times is that you get to test what you believe about yourself and your company. All of us have had experiences with corporate mottos that profess great love for customers (“our customers are #1!”). …4 min read4 min read
Jan 7, 2019Everybody’s Doing ItI had to cancel my digital-only subscription recently to a major newspaper (I’ll call it the Main Street Journal) because the price wasn’t worth the short amount of time I was visiting the site. Of course, while everything about the experience up until then — the signup, the access, the…2 min read2 min read
Dec 26, 2018Books: My 2018 Year in ReviewGiven the fact that I just created my list of recommended books, this post of my 2018 reading “year in review” is making my blog seem a bit book-intensive. But I published a similar post recapping my 2017 year in review, and felt I should do the same for 2018…4 min read4 min read
Dec 22, 2018My “Great Books” List is Live!Friends — I have created a new page on the website which shares just a few of the great books I recommend. The page is a menu option at the top of the website, but can also be found here. The text below in this post is the introduction to…2 min read2 min read
Dec 6, 2018You Can’t Take It With YouI was perusing my social media feed and happened upon this interesting post from a good friend: I spoke with a founder who successfully exited their company recently who outlined that to succeed as an entrepreneur one needs to be arrogant. I rejected that outright — be confident, tenacious, humble…2 min read2 min read
Nov 19, 2018Giving ThanksA few years ago I was in some downtown metro area and happened to pass a homeless guy or, if he wasn’t actually homeless, a guy who LOOKED like a homeless guy. …3 min read3 min read
Nov 5, 2018How to Lead People Who Don’t Like YouLast week I heard from a loyal reader in California who asked me this question: “How do you deal with sales people who clearly are not into you as a manager or leader? I feel like this is a problem you have never had. I am hoping I am wrong.” …3 min read3 min read
