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The role of leader can be a solitary existence. You are the ultimate decision maker. You are the creator and protector of the company vision. You... Read More

A few years ago, I got stuck in travel hell. It was early evening when my US Airways flight landed in Charlotte, NC. As I deplaned, I was handed a... Read More

If your to-do list is as long as your arm and growing every day, the problem might be that you just don’t have a system for getting things done.... Read More

Leaders deal with problems every day, all day. It's your job. Big, small and in between, problems will seek you out like metal to a magnet.... Read More

The “old normal” died in the closing days of 2008. Its passing received no headlines, not even a somber obituary. It just died and took with it many... Read More

Why do we want to be leaders? What pushes us to start our own companies? We must be crazy to subject ourselves to the intense stress and strain of... Read More

As leader, it's your job to achieve the right outcomes in every part of the company. I call them the Four Business Outcomes: productivity,... Read More

Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a fanatical diehard Apple fan. I got my first Apple computer in 1984. It was a compact and clunky Apple IIc that... Read More

That’s right, you’re not perfect. Deal with it and stop beating yourself up. Leaders have to be a bit imperfect or they wouldn’t survive the pressures... Read More

You start a company and knight yourself fearless leader. With grit and tenacity you lead it through the exciting and sometimes terrifying start-up... Read More