I often say you do not need to go to business school to get an MBA in business. Just look around you. As a consumer of products and services, you often get to see the inner workings of good, and...
How’s Your Heart? Kardia Mobile is a so-called medical-grade EKG device that can tell you the condition of your heart in just 30 seconds. The pitchman in the advertisement asks people on the street “how’s your heart?”. They say, “my...
Your mind is always telling you that you are not good enough. It does this all the time. The average person will have between 12,000 and 60,000 thoughts a day. And 80% of those are negative. So, on the high...
A Tale of Two Employees I have often said you don’t need to go to Business school to learn about business. You don’t need an MBA to learn about leadership. Just look around and you will find everyday lessons about...
These days it seems like all the pundits are talking about “the new normal.” I guess that means the “old” normal is gone and the way things are now is becoming the “new” normal. I don’t know about you, but...
If the United States elections taught us anything, it taught us that all the opinions that we had were wrong. Some were just wrong more than others. But all the so-called “experts” were wrong. So, if you are wrong most...
I am thrilled to share with you “Connectivity: Networking for Everyone” – a documentary by Winona State University film student Brynn Artley. Brynn asked me to contribute my thoughts on networking, my reactions about the Winona community, working with StartUp...
There are only 3 key differences between extraordinary and ordinary leaders. Do you know what they are? Extraordinary leaders know things ordinary leaders don’t. In a crisis, ordinary leaders run around with their hair on fire crying “I don’t know...
It sure doesn’t feel like there is a whole lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. Considering all the bad things that happened this year, it would be easy to decry 2020 as the year Thanksgiving died. Not so fast....
Whenever someone suggests strategic planning, I think of three things: It will cost a lot of money, take a lot of time, and yield nothing. Strategic planning is a complete waste of time. Assumptions form the basis of all strategic...
Hiring an employee is a big decision. It brings with it all kinds of liability. Workers compensation, unemployment, and potential employment lawsuits are only a few. More importantly, hiring an employee creates risk and expense. The expense of wages is...
Business leaders all over the world are asking that very question. They spend interminable time and effort on scenario modeling dozens of possible impacts the virus could have on their businesses. And it is a complete waste of time. Why?...
To my fellow CEOs: I know that we are all busy trying to navigate these uncharted waters to keep our businesses afloat, but there is something that is equally important but often overlooked when operating your business in the midst...
The other day I was walking into our building and noticed something quite odd-extraordinary in fact. Near the shipping dock I spotted a U Haul rental truck, which was unusual because all our shipments and deliveries come by common carrier....
I just wrapped up another episode of “Transform, Ignite, and Disrupt.” This was possibly my most enlightening podcast interview yet (you can listen here). I had the chance to sit down with Bert Martinez, who many call a “marketing Jedi.”...
Author’s note: This blog is not taking a position on border wall funding or Presidential politics. It is simply using the issue as a teaching tool about negotiations. So, what can Wallace teach you? The short answer is nothing! Wallace...