There is a classic quote from Bruce Lee: “Empty your cup, so that it may be filled” Love this analogy. Cups that are already full, cannot be filled. You can’t put wine in a glass that is already full of water. Most of us are bound with finite...
We were taking a walk around the downtown area, with paved, wide walkways. As we approached one of the cobblestone crossings, a couple came zipping by on a rental electric scooter. He was pushing the throttle to its limit, while she was hanging on to him, not...
When an organization is starting out on its journey, however crazy and busy it may get, there has to be laser focus. When navigating the early days of a startup, it is all about the fight for survival. It is like the critical few seconds, minutes, hours, and days of a...
There are three types of tasks that organizations face. The first type are tasks that they have to be able to do repeatedly and consistently. These are the things that the organization is usually “known for”. Then there are new challenges that can be...
Sometimes, when a project hits the wall, it is some team member’s fault. They made the wrong decision, or they slacked and did not deliver. That could be true, and it is their fault. They may even deserve to go. But when a whole project or a whole venture goes...
We hear a lot about diversity, and the visibility we are giving to this issue is certainly an improvement over what we had before. But we have decided to look -in the best case- only at the diversity axis mentioned in The Constitution: Gender, Race, and National...
