Do you ask good questions? I was discussing my background recently and I came to realize that what I have done in my past isn’t typically the route most others take. From what I’ve observed, people choose to specialize in a certain role, or industry, or company size, and then spend their career climbing the …

Taking stock of where you’re at during certain periods of your life can be incredibly useful. It’s time to take stock of my life. I’m nearing my birthday, and as usual, it has me thinking about the end of this year and the one ahead. I like to treat my birthdays like others treat New …

Despite all of the publications I’ve researched regarding strategy, I have not come across any that ignore value proposition and how an organization can be outfitted to optimize it. Some authors push value through branding, some through management best practices, and some through redefining market boundaries altogether. These books get read because so many people …

Question: When is the best time to plant a tree? Answer: Twenty years ago. Question: When is the second best time? Whenever I ask this series of questions, people almost always stumble providing an answer on both. They tend to think of the first question as related to gardening. They rarely have an answer to …