NQ13: CHANGE
All of the devices listed in the advertisement above are currently in your pocket, purse, or on your desk. All of this technology has been consolidated into a 3 ounce…
How You Shape Culture and Business Outcomes Beyond You
Beyond direct reports, who do you lead? Self-awareness and leadership go hand in hand, but leaders often fail to act on the awareness their behavior has on the strategic outcomes…
Don’t Take Me to Your Leader
My maroon cap and gown were hanging in the closet. My $60 Payless dress shoes had been polished. On the eve of my undergraduate convocation, my girlfriend asked one simple…
PIVOT: Organizational Agility – What is it? Why does everyone want it? And what does it get you?
Automation, globalization, and specialization are increasing and will greatly impact the global economy and job market. These are not trends that will impact specific industries, but a tidal wave of…
Overcoming the Enemies of Agility
The ‘50s, so I hear, were a time of outstanding innovation and growth. Credit cards, diet soda, color television, automatic doors, Velcro, and ultrasound all hit the market then and…
Auto-reply: What one of history’s most hated leaders can teach us about how to respond to today’s macro-economic trends
One of my hobbies is studying leaders who have made a significant impact. I define this by whether we are still talking about them 200+ years after they have died…
Beyond Agility: How your future is more certain when you know how to anticipate it
Autonomous cars. 5G cellular technology. Limitless computational speed. The forces of disruption can be paralyzing for even the most agile leaders. Agility is a valuable skill – but it’s still…
NQ11: Agility
FITLIGHT is a wireless light system used by trainers of the United State’s best Marines and the NBA’s MVP. Here’s how it works. Small light emitting discs, on stands, scattered…
Insights from Today’s Best HR/OD Leaders: 4 Tips to Increase Your Impact
It is difficult to be a prophet in your own land. This is the sentiment most likely to be tattooed on internal HR and OD professionals. Many HR/OD professionals are…
We All Need Convincing
Why did the chicken cross the road? To avoid the Green Peace person. Am I the only one that avoids these street-corner-cause-hawkers? And what is it about a “salesy” person…