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Digital companies are leaving the rest behind
The United States takes pride in being on the cutting edge of all things digital, and rightly so: American innovations and innovators have led the way. Yet according to recent research from the McKinsey Global Institute, the U.S. economy operates at only 18% of its digital potential, and the sort of productivity gains that digital technologies…
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Richard Branson and the mission statement
I am currently reading (and loving) Richard Branson‘s The Virgin Way: Everything I know about leadership. Although I’m six chapters in, this is a book I’m recommending to peers and Branson’s take on the mission statement –of which I found an excerpt on Entrepreneur— really hit home. RICHARD BRANSON Author and Founder of Virgin Group. At some…
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90-Day Goals: Why They Work
I’m becoming a fan of 90-day goals. Why? Read on: — I’m a big believer in setting goals. I’ve been following a system I created for myself in 1989. It’s worked dramatically for me, and it’s worked dramatically for others. I’d like to share it: I promise it can work for you… Why 90 Days? When…
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If you want happy workers, stop treating them like children
This article was brought to my attention by the fine folks at HBR – thought I’d share: Recently, there’s been something of a happiness backlash against America’s obsession with feeling happy at work. That’s because some companies have been going about it in the wrong way, working on short-term solutions that tend to treat employees…
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The Necessity of Failure
I would hope by now, that everyone understands that failure is nothing to fear. Also understand that getting to that point is a real trick sometimes. “There are very few black-and-white truths in management or in business, but one that I have found is that people either hire people who are smarter than them or…