I’ve been writing this weekly blog for ten years, the first one was published on February 1st, 2015. It is much longer than I imagined and this probably explains why I have been…
Risk Taking
Many of my clients are in the business of living with uncertainty. Their work involves longer time spans. They have to be patient and wait for the seeds to germinate and sprout into…
In my last article, I talked about managing risks using an example from climbing. A sport where managing risks can be the difference between life or death. In today’s article, I am going…
As a climber, managing risk is a critical part of the sport. Unlike in business, the consequences of something going wrong can result in death. So how do climbers evaluate risk and what…
Should I take this role? This was the question facing one of my clients. They were very successful in their current role and they were ready for bigger things. The new role was…
In recent times I have lamented the absence of inspiring leaders on the world’s political scene. I’ve seen many examples of powerful, ego driven leadership, but not true leadership that inspires people to…
I wonder how often you hear an apology as clear and simple as “We screwed up, how can we make it right?” From my experience not very often. A Learning Experience I had…
For many clients, understanding their own stories is the source of most breakthroughs. We all carry limiting stories around with us every day. Once my clients understand them, they can assess how well the stories…
Last weekend I helped mentor about 80 Portland high school students during StartUp Camp 2017. Wow, what an experience! Some of the businesses developed during the two and a half days were very…
I read a thought provoking blog post recently from Alan Weiss. Alan talked about establishing cause and effect relationships in your business. Simply put do you know why you are getting the results…