Leadership Lessons From Steve Jobs?
Earlier this year I had finished Walt Isaacson‘s biography of Steve Jobs. It was a great read with a litany of insights to be garnered out of the book. In fact, I would make this book required reading...
View ArticleThe Black Swan by Nassim Taleb
Read: April 2011 Rating: 5 Stars Warning: The Black Swan by Nassim Taleb (is easily in my Top 5 Best Books of all time. Taleb’s mixture of insight and irreverence is a powerful combination that can be...
View ArticleAfter a “Failed Launch” in 2005 – P90X Fitness Program Earns Revenue of $700m
Inc. Magazine just did a great story “The 22nd Time is the Charm” on entrepreneurship, failure, perseverance, and finally success. When Beachbody first launched the P90X home fitness DVDs in 2005 the...
View ArticleFuture Business Leaders: Where Have All of the General Managers Gone?
Where have all of the General Managers gone? HBR has recently run a couple of articles on this topic (Bring Back the General Manager – 7/10) and I couldn’t agree more with the findings. With the...
View ArticleSo you say that you are an innovator? Where is your failure resume?
We have all seen the endless number of quotes on how we should fail more, fail quickly, and fail often but what do we actually do with all of these failures? If we are lucky we might actually take the...
View ArticleDo your customers love you? Have you really asked them?
Almost nine years ago I had reentered the retail business after a fourteen year hiatus. The company I joined was just beginning a zealous journey to focus on the customer. The entire organization was...
View ArticleThe Power of Mentorship: How Am I Doing as a Leader? The Answer Is In How the...
Mentors aren’t supposed to be Sherpas carrying your heavy pack for you up the mountain but they are meant to help guide you, provide context, and offer their advice. Too often I see organizations...
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