Strategic Effects: A Mindset for Real Change

Strategic Effects: A Mindset for Real Change

Strategic Effects: A Mindset for Real Change Introduction: Why Strategy Alone Isn’t Enough Every leader talks about strategy.  But in practice, strategy without execution is just noise.  And execution without alignment is chaos.  That’s where...
Who the F*** is Leon Shasta?

Who the F*** is Leon Shasta?

Who Is Leon Shasta?When a voicemail becomes a case study in digital presence and modern communication. There was a time in my childhood (eek —say the 1970s or 80s), when a ringing phone felt exciting.  You raced to pick it up, not knowing who it might be on the other...
Reminder of a book:  The little Prince

Reminder of a book: The little Prince

Last week, I posted about handling a jerk and I don’t want to leave my last post on a sour note.Have you ever read, The Little Prince? I first learned of it back in 1992 when my friend Daniel Schaffer gave me a copy of it – back when we were literally sailing the...
How Do you manage A**holes?

How Do you manage A**holes?

How Do You Handle A**holes? Throughout my career, I’ve faced all kinds of people—executives at Fortune 500s, scrappy startup founders, authors, speakers, athletes, academia, musicians, students.  I’ve seen the egos.  I’ve had to manage through them.  If...