Yesterday started with the best of intentions. I walked into my office in the morning with a vague sense of what I wanted to accomplish. Then I sat down, turned on my computer, and checked my email. Two hours later, after fighting several fires, … [Read more...]
Why You Need to Fail
July 6, 2009 By
"Peter, I'd like you to stay for a minute after class." Calvin teaches my favorite body conditioning class at the gym. "What'd I do?" I asked him. "It's what you didn't do." "What didn't I … [Read more...]
A Good Way to Change a Corporate Culture
June 25, 2009 By
"I'd like to talk to you about a big project," the woman told me on the phone. "We need to change our culture." She was a senior leader in a professional services firm, where people really are their most important asset. Only it … [Read more...]
