Leadership Xpressions
Be Present

Be Present

A healthcare CEO with whom I have worked has a sign on her desk, saying “Be Present.” Her employees know that checking a smart phone while in a meeting with her is not wise. Use your ...

More info
Originality vs. "Whack-a-Mole"

Originality vs. "Whack-a-Mole"

Publishers rejected Harry Potter because it was too long for children. How do you work comparing new ideas to existing prototypes (i.e., children’s book cannot be hundreds of pages)? ...

More info
Made in America?

Made in America?

In today’s global world, who owns your traditional American company?      ·  Budweiser: owned by Belgian-Brazilian conglomerate      ·  ...

More info
FIFA

FIFA

All four of my children play soccer, and with television’s ability to telecast global games, it has never been easier to follow the world’s top players. FIFA, the global ...

More info
CEO Transitions

CEO Transitions

When new CEO’s transition into their role, changes happen. They typically assess the organization design, complete a strategic review and assess the resource allocation between business ...

More info
Platform Business

Platform Business

The Platform Business model is disrupting the ecosystem by matching individuals with need.  This dynamic collaboration evens the playing field for small supplier companies and aspiring ...

More info
Decision Making

Decision Making

Leaders have to make judgments about people, strategy and crisis. For many, it is not how many good judgment calls you make, but rather how many of the important ones you get right. This requires ...

More info
Wall St. & Main St.

Wall St. & Main St.

Three financial trends impacting business innovation: First, only a fraction of money in financial system make sit to Main St. businesses. Yes, there are equity and debt transactions every day. ...

More info
Global Branding Mishaps

Global Branding Mishaps

It can be challenging to create a brand name that is global. Plopp chocolate, the Chinese snack Only Pukeet, Pee Cola from Ghana, Swedish toilet paper Krapp, a box of Barf detergent from Iran, ...

More info
Display Your Values

Display Your Values

In a series of studies, subjects were told that they’d earn more money if they got their teammates (who were actually researchers) to unwittingly spread a lie. In their email signatures, ...

More info
Twitter
LinkedIn
Youtube
css.php