In my work with business professionals over the years, I have met many who seem quick to engage in contentious dialogs with peers and constituents. These may be experts in their field, and have more experience, but they often exacerbate the problems rather than resolve them. The most effective lead Read More
In my experience mentoring aspiring technology entrepreneurs, one of the most common questions I always encounter is how to acquire the necessary team to develop and deliver the solution envisioned. Alternatives available include doing it yourself, assembling your own new team, hiring an experience Read More
When I started mentoring aspiring founders and small business a few years ago, I anticipated that I would get mostly tough technology questions, but instead I more often hear things like “Where do I start?” I find that the basics are actually the hardest to answer, just like your parents found out Read More
If you are just plain tired of working so hard, or your business is not getting the traction you expected, should you shut down cleanly, or just file for bankruptcy and walk away? For those who think that bankruptcy is always the easy way out, think again. Bankruptcy should always be the absolutel Read More
In my experience in business, I have learned that brands are dependent on people first. Customers are your most important people since customers tend to take their relationship with a brand personally. Thus it’s not a surprise that people love their favorite smartphone brand, cringe when you mentio Read More
I believe today’s customers are overloaded and overwhelmed by too much information, so making any decision is a challenge. You may think this is only important to your marketing and salespeople, but in reality, it doesn’t matter how great your product or technology might be, you won’t succeed if yo Read More
In my experience across both large and small business teams, the best have developed internal coaching relationships that enhance team performance, maximize learning and individual growth, as well as promoting group problem solving. Now as a consultant to new business leaders, I’m always looking fo Read More
It’s easy to say to people on your team that they must be accountable for their actions, but it’s not so easy to tell them how to do it. It’s even harder to give them the mindset of wanting to be accountable. In fact, many business leaders forget that they are the role model for accountability, and Read More
A business lifestyle that continues to gain in popularity these days is being a “social entrepreneur.” In the simplest of terms, these are people who seek to generate “social value”, rather than profits, and use traditional business and professional career principles to provide solutions to social Read More
As a member of an angel investment group, I was disappointed to see innovative new businesses fail to thrive or survive against aggressive related tech giants, particularly in this digital/AI age. I always encouraged them to proactively create a strategy of anticipating this type of competitive thr Read More
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