First off, I am blessed with good hearing. Several times, I’ve had the opportunity to work with students from Gallaudet University for the Deaf, and each time was
The Blind Spot in Want Ads
“The major blind-spot in want-ads is an assessment that we need to increase the number of people engaged in production, rather than increasing the production of value through
Lean In to the Alligator
In the early 90’s when I was a facilitator for an outdoor education company, I had the opportunity to work with a group of business leaders and elected
The Time for the MAP is Before Entering the Organization
We live in a task-, project-, and objective-based society. How do we bridge that gap between the tasks that rule our lives, and what we really care about? Living
What If It works?
For months, I had been mulling around the idea of putting together a mixed-media program with videos, documents, and a mastermind group, all focused on new businesses getting
A Personal Hedgehog Concept
In Jim Collin’s Good to Great, he presents an idea called the Hedgehog Concept – the sweet spot in business at the intersection of three distinct drivers: What
Start with Why
There is a video on TED by Simon Sineck, author of Start with Why. In it, he talks about the fundamental difference in the way leaders and influences
Modern Superheros
Imagine for a moment that you are walking down the street and you meet Superman, except that he’s all crumpled up in a corner with a piece of
Moving Forward
All too often when we have a dream, especially a big one, it does not take long before we discover or create some reason that keeps it out
Stopped by an Apple Tree
When I was younger, we had a riding-lawnmower. It had a clutch and brake on one side, and the throttle on the other. At the time, I had