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A Porter Primer For the past 30 years, Michael Porter of Harvard has been to the study of strategy what W. Edwards Deming was to Total Quality Management. The vast extent and scope of Porter’s remarkable body of work has, unfortunately, discouraged many from pursuing his contributions. A colleague of Porter’s, however, has done us all a

  Please consider finding a qualified charity and give to assist those affected by Hurricanes Irma and Harvey. On the 16th Anniversary of 9/11 – forgive if you can, and never, ever, forget! Disaster Response: Offense and Defense The media coverage of the recent disaster in Houston and the on-going one in Florida has, quite

“No man needs sympathy because he has to work, because he has a burden to carry,  Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” Theodore Roosevelt “A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life depend on the labors

Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.” VOLTAIRE New Day – New Decision One of the best business blogs is Seth Godin’s.  Like everyone else, he saw the eclipse; unlike most, he draws an extremely important business lesson from it. Quitting, Properly Understood We’re told from an early age that “winners

It’s best not to stare at the sun during an eclipse Jeff Goldblum Chaos or Community? The horrific events of the last week have seemed to call into the question the genurine progress that has been made in this country since the days of slavery and Jim Crow laws. The tragedy in Charlottesville, coupled with the terrorist

“Nothing would be done at all if one waited until one could do it so well that no one could find fault with it.” John Henry Cardinal Newman Essayist, Theologian 1801-1891 The Passion Trap “Follow Your Passion”…..”Do What You Love”…..”Build It and They Will Come”. These phrases have practically become big laws of career wisdom;

Coco Chanel Fashion Designer 1883 – 1971 A Fresh Hell The impact of the opioid epidemic is presented to us daily in the news media. Many, including some who may be reading this, are dealing with it within their families. Less well known is the impact opioids, legal or not, are having on business, especially

“Strategy is a commodity; execution is an art.” Dr. Peter F. Drucker Bill Gates Fifteen Predictions Peter Drucker once suggested that one of the best things executives could do was to record the predictions they made and then revisit them after the fact to get some perspective on the soundness of their thought processes. In his

“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” G.K Chesterton British Novelist and Essayist How to Fail In Public Fear of failure can take a number of forms, and the one that keeps many of us from taking a risk is the fear of

The Success Planning Appointment (SPA) My post from my good friend Mike Scott this past week reminded me of another process he taught me – how to be your best by “going to the SPA” twice each day. The SPA for Mike is a first-thing-in-the-morning and last-thing-in-the-evening appointment with yourself: your Success Planning Appointment. Each