A friend from high school asked me about my most influential albums. I think of them more as favorites. These are not necessarily my favorites now, but my favorites of all time. For many of these bands, it was hard to pick just one or two albums, but I wanted this list to be as […]
Archives for October 2014
Employee Engagement and the Bottom Line
By now, I am sure that you have read about the fact that 50-80 percent of employees say they are not engaged at work. Yet most CEOs that I know will say that their company culture (which is the driver of engagement) is fine. Clearly, there is a disconnect somewhere. And the consequences are very […]
How Perceived Risks Cause You to Make Bad Decisions
It is a proven fact that most people feel much stronger about losing something than gaining something. Unfortunately, this often leads to mistakes in business, primarily because of the perception of what might be lost. Over the years, predominately by watching great CEOs in action, I have a better handle on understanding real risks vs. […]
Why I Prep for Meetings
Let me start by stating that I prepare for about 90 percent of the meetings I have. (The other 10 percent are times when someone is selling me or asking me for something and I even prepare for some of those.) Going back to my childhood, I have always been a prepared kind of guy, […]