Earlier this year Peggy Noonan wrote an article about President Obama's new term: "Every new president starts out fresh, in part because he doesn't know what he doesn't know. Ignorance keeps you perky."The months since have shown that running a government is more challenging than running a campaign. Though you and I are not seeking... Continue Reading →
"Suckers for irrelevancy"
I talk with people regularly about the pitfalls of multitasking. The majority of the time I receive enthusiastic agreement about the productivity downsides of trying to juggle multiple things at the same time.And yet take even a casual look around our workplaces and roadways.... What do you see? I see plenty of evidence that our... Continue Reading →
You Are Who You…
... spend the most time with. Do you buy that?In my keynote entitled The Dirty Little Secret of Business, we talk about the importance of relationships. During the keynote I ask people in the audience: "How much does it matter who you spend time with? Why?"Overwhelmingly the responses are that we are significantly impacted by... Continue Reading →