At a recent monthly mastermind meeting, one participant (let’s call him Bob) spent his share of the time lamenting a bad business decision. Bob was angry at how badly he was...

I’m at the midpoint of the book Winter of the World by Ken Follett and I am having a difficult time putting it down. It’s an absorbing story of World...

As a young child, when asked to clean my room it was not uncommon for me to do the least amount of work and sweep the dirt and dust under...

This morning I was reminded that true leadership starts with leading yourself. And we are all leaders – regardless of whether we run our own business, work for someone else,...

“The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.” F. Scott...

If you read much of my stuff at all you will notice that I use the following words repeatedly: Vision Mission Values Company Belief Systems These four points are the most...

In 2011 I had the opportunity to hear Howard Schultz, the founder of Starbucks, speak at the World Business Forum in NYC. Personally I love Starbucks. I am addicted to...

A common method used to rally the troops is to identify a common enemy that all can agree to hate and unite to defeat. This common purpose makes all other...

As a new business owner I was told repeatedly the most important thing I could do was build and protect my brand. But, and this is a big but, what...

Once you have clearly identified your brand (your vision, mission, values, and company belief systems), what do you do with it? Well, if you place it on your shelf or...