The term “burning platform” has popped up for the fifth time this week (feels like the tenth) in my conversations with senior executives. The concept has been around since my days (don’t ask how long ago) leading the change management …
When the guy who’d been saddled with announcing dozens of layoffs suddenly gets laid off himself — set aside the irony: it can be a huge blow to his self esteem. The guy — information technology exec, loyal corporate leader, …
MBA students have pinker hair and more facial piercings than they did a few years ago. To be sure, there are buttoned-up, power-tie types here as well, along with plenty of students dressed somewhere in-between. I’m standing before a sea …
In organizational leadership, the term ‘swirl’ usually refers to the point when a conversation devolves into a gyration of egos and bad behaviors, derailing any progress leaders might have hoped to make. From Caracas to Krakow, I’ve seen it in …
I have to admit that I didn’t really care who Tiger Woods was until lately. Sure, I was aware he was an iconic sports celebrity, but for me, golf’s television appeal is right up there with watching action films on …
It’s another blue-sky spring day in Colorado and I’m thinking about… human suffering. How very gloomy of me.
I know the subject doesn’t sound too uplifting, but allow me to explain… First of all, I find that suffering is an …
When consulting business groups and individuals in transition, I’ve had clients tell me: “It must be nice to sit where you are and view this mess of ours from the outside.” OK, perhaps it is. Right up until it dawns …
