Just before the holidays, I gave a large internal company presentation on our 2015 strategic vision. A lot of work went into preparing for the presentation and it was very well received. Later that day, I was sitting at my
Motivating People and Teams
Over the course of the past year I’ve seen – and experienced personally – many motivational ups and downs at work. To prepare for the year ahead, I decided to sit down this weekend and do some thinking about motivation
Startup Leadership
Taking advantage of the cold, rainy day yesterday in New York, I stayed inside and read Derek Lidow’s Startup Leadership: How Savvy Entrepreneurs Turn their Ideas Into Successful Enterprises. I read a ton of business books and this is probably
Fanatical Belief: The Greatest Human Motivator
This weekend I started reading Looptail: How One Company Changed the World by Reinventing Business. Overall the book is very thought provoking and I’m really enjoying the story. The book is written from the perspective of Bruce Poon Tip, a
The Vast Majority of People Feel Undervalued
I’ve just started reading The 5 Levels of Leadership by John C. Maxwell. The book is about the art of leadership in complex organizations. So far, I’ve found it extremely valuable, and I can already tell it’s a book that’s
Workplace Politics
From my very first experience with a political working environment (at my first job, in fact) I’ve always tried to avoid and diffuse organizational politics. My stance: it’s distracting and a waste of time – the sooner the tension is
What does it mean to be an influencer?
One of my priorities for the new year is to really study what it means to be an influencer. The good news is that there doesn’t appear to be any lack of material on the topic. Over the past couple
The Top 5 Things I’ve Learned Since College
This weekend I traveled up to Saratoga Springs and to teach a few business classes at Skidmore College (my alma mater). In order to keep things fresh, and to avoid boring students I’ve already taught (I go up twice per