Most Americans have never heard of the Vendée Globe and that’s a shame. Occurring only every four years, it is a solo non-stop sailboat race around the world. Take the time to unpack that sentence: solo, non-stop sailing. As I type this the winner has just been declared, Yannick Bestaven, a 48 year old French skipper, completing the race in 80 days, 3 hours, 44 minutes and 46 seconds. Though… Read More
Your Employees Need To Feel Heard
A friend of mine recently interviewed for a director position at a large, well-known technology company. The role involved a leading a small team on an important but modestly sized project. At the end of his interviewing day, he got to meet the CEO for 5 minutes. This CEO covered four things: Why the project was important to the company. Gave him a virtual budget. He could spend that budget… Read More
Lofty business principles aren’t helping you
Tell me if this has happened to you: you’re faced with a difficult decision at work, and so you ask a friend or colleague about it. That friend, it turns out, just finished reading the hot, business, management book of the day. So they respond with some well-turned phrase from that book: Move fast and break things. Start with the customer and work backwards. Don’t be evil. Insist on high… Read More
