Authority &
Thought Leadership
The end of summer is a great time to stretch our thinking about a world of new possibilities....
There are not a lot of advantages to living in a place with plenty of traffic, especially...
Vidal Sassoon never intended to revolutionize the world of fashion and hair design. And...
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Let’s face it. None of us know a lot in the grand scheme of things. Even those of...
All of us have been taught to believe that having the right expertise is essential...
I spend a lot of my free time scanning the world looking for interesting ideas and...
Greetings. While I am keen on the importance of strangers in our work and lives,...
Greetings. The Navajo have a remarkable way of welcoming a new child into life....
Greetings. Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra, the revered American baseball player was...
Greetings. Since “The Necessity of Strangers” was published, I have been struck...
Greetings. After a bit of a sabbatical from blogging, I am delighted to be back with...
Greetings. Last Thursday I had the pleasure of giving a relatively short presentation...
Greetings. While it is hard to believe that 2017 is already here, the start of the...
Greetings. Time magazine has just come out with its list of “The 50 Most Influential...
Greetings. If you would like to be totally inspired about the real power of music,...
Greetings. Ideas and inspiration often come from unusual sources. Like a warehouse...
Greetings. As a strategy and innovation consultant, I always look forward to Fast...
Greetings. Back from Malaysia just in time for the latest big DC snowstorm. Quite...
Greetings. While it is hard to believe that 2016 is already here, the start of the...
Greetings. Another Thanksgiving has arrived here in the U.S. and with it another...
Greetings. We should all be as lucky as Christopher Columbus. First, Spain’s...
Greetings. Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra, the revered American baseball...
Greetings. It’s the end of August and the start of a new school year. While...
Greetings. I often find myself making lists as a useful way to understand complicated...
Greetings. Giant thanks to my dear friend (and wonderful consultant) Becky Ripley...
Greetings. Most of us have a slightly skewed image of drones. Until recently we thought...
Greetings. Many of us were either shocked or amused a few days ago when Oklahoma...
Greetings. It’s hard to resist writing about what appears to be an important...
Greetings. As I head back to the gym and grab a quick salad after a holiday season...
Greetings. Another Thanksgiving here in the U.S. and another chance to pause, if...
Greetings. Two noteworthy events occurred this week that should cause us to think...
Greetings. Most of us enter the workplace as strangers, unless we were one of the...
Greetings. On a recent visit to a veterinarian’s office a bright red brochure...
Greetings. Apple is in the news again with two new iPhones and the long-awaited Apple...
Greetings. This month marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Tove Jansson, the...
Greetings. For many of us, food is an important part of travel and a great way to...
Greetings from Sweden. Those of you who follow this blog or have read “The...
Greetings. As you all now, I have a strong belief in the importance of strangers...
Greetings. Some of you have been wondering why I haven’t posted in the last...
Greetings. Maya Angelou was a remarkable gift to all of us. A woman whose early life...
Greetings. I spend most of my time helping companies and organizations to think and...
Greetings. As many of you know, I spend a lot of time giving presentations and leading...
Greetings. We all know that technology has the power to change everything…which...
Greetings. For most of us in business today, selling our products and services is...
Greetings. After a week of college visits with our middle daughter Carly, I am quite...
Greetings. King Digital Entertainment, creator of the wildly popular game “Candy...
Greetings. A remarkable woman named Alice Herz-Sommer died Sunday at the age of 110....
Greetings. Many of you know that I’m a big fan of the Container Store, a company...
Greetings. In Brazil, a country that is filled with great potential, great challenges,...
Greetings. Pete Seeger was an American original. Truly American and truly original....
A few years ago as I was wandering through the “Self-Help” section of a well-known...
Greetings. It’s the end of a very interesting year and time once again to make...
Greetings. There are so many reasons to think about and remember the life and legacy...
Greetings from Maryland where fall has once again brought its beautiful colors, crisp...
Greetings. If you happened to read the New York Times last Wednesday, you might have...
Greetings. In the latest issue of The Atlantic, writer James Fallows shares a less...
Greetings. Many of you have asked if you can listen to some of the ideas in “The...
Greetings. It’s Halloween…a day and night of costumes, scary decorations,...
Greetings. I’m delighted to share the first ever guest post on this blog…
A...
Greetings. There are many days when I worry that Google has become the “de...
Greetings. Many readers of this blog have been asking if there would ever be a video...
Greetings. On Sunday I had the pleasure of attending the Silver Spring “Mini-Maker...
Greetings. For some “strange” reason I’ve become preoccupied with...
Greetings. I am delighted to let everyone know that my new book “The Necessity...
Greetings. On a beautiful fall morning in 2006, a walk to the school bus with our...
Greetings. When we were kids, nap time was an essential part of life and every school...
Greetings. Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr....
Greetings. One of the great joys of summer is the time we spend in a small village...
Greetings. During a week of work and wandering around London I marveled at the ever-changing...
Greetings. On a recent visit to the local grocery store here in Hamburgsund, Sweden,...
Greetings from Sweden where innovation is almost everywhere. Today I’d like...
Greetings. We often think about libraries as very quiet places for contemplation,...
Greetings. The recent ad campaign for the new Adidas “Spring Blade” running...
Greetings. It turns out that reinventing the wheel or simply making a good thing...
Greetings. Today is the Fourth of July and a perfect opportunity to pause at least...
Greetings. It’s been six months since Vincent became a member of our family....
Greetings. I’m excited to announce that “The NECESSITY of STRANGERS,”...
Greetings. Some of us spend time thinking about all the things we can do to slow...
Greetings. This summer the eastern United States will host a massive invasion of...
Greetings. We all know that starting any new business, and especially one of significant...
Greetings. Most of us are familiar with the world of school science fairs. We participated...
Greetings. Looking to create much broader interest in your products, services, and...
Greetings. Not long ago Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer caused a stir when she announced...
Greetings. None of us like to say we’re “sorry.” Sorry we forgot...
Greetings. Most of us know something about the Peace Corps and AmeriCorps…organizations...
Greetings. Last Friday, the brilliant Jonathan Winters died at the age of 87. One...
Greetings. While many of us were enjoying college basketball’s Final Four championship,...
Greetings. Here’s an interesting idea from the worlds of municipal government,...
Greetings. This week while I was working with a customer in Louisville (pronounced...
Greetings. Dan Pink’s latest book–“To Sell is Human“–provides...
Greetings and quick apologies for not writing a blog post this week. I’m right...
Greetings. On a walk through downtown Chicago yesterday afternoon I happened upon...
Greetings. It’s a new week and a chance to unlock greater innovation in yourself...
Greetings. Just a quick note to let you know that this blog has a brand new look,...
Greetings and Happy Valentine’s Day. I’ve always enjoyed working with...
Greetings. Who would have ever imagined that one of the world’s most renowned...
Greetings. Today would have been Rosa Parks’ 100th birthday and it offers...
Greetings. A fascinating article by Chico Harlan in Sunday’s Washington Post reports...
Greetings. Today marks the 57th inauguration of a United States President. It also...
Greetings. It’s not often that we have the chance to hear someone considered...
Greetings. The start of each new year is a great time to stretch all of our thinking...
Greetings. There are not a lot of advantages to living in a place with plenty of...
Greetings. As 2012 winds down, it’s fun to look back at a few of the year’s...
Greetings. It is hard to write this week or to find words or a business topic that...
Greetings. Vidal Sassoon, who died this year at the age of 84, never intended to...
Greetings. I haven’t written a post in a little over a week as I have been...
Greetings. After four years and 160,000 miles, British traveler Graham Hughes has...
Greetings. Last Saturday was the first "World Prematurity Awareness Day"–a...
Greetings. The latest issue of Popular Science brings its annual review of...
Greetings. Today, in cities and towns across the U.S., people are pausing to...
Greetings. Socrates was, by several accounts, a very clever and noteworthy...
Greetings. It's Monday here in Washington and most of us along the east...
Greetings. We live in a world filled with disclaimers. A world of little...
Greetings. In the past week an Israeli entrepreneur named Izhar Gafni has been...
Greetings. Have you ever noticed that there are special days and weeks each...
Greetings. I'm in the process of buying my car off of its lease with U.S....
Greetings. It's Columbus Day here in the United States–a holiday...
Greetings. I try to spend a few hours every week simply wandering around with...
Greetings. I seem to recall a country music song by Tanya Tucker from the early...
Greetings. It's the start of a new week and a great time to think about...
Greetings. On her last weekend with us Ella was treated like the most revered...
Greetings. Amid all of the excitement about the new iPhone 5, it is interesting...
Greetings. One of our son Noah's favorite phrases is "Go big or go...
Greetings and welcome back for Day 3 of my quest to have phone service restored at...
Greetings. We all know that customer support is an important business...
Greetings. It seems fitting that only six days after the death of Neil Armstrong...
Greetings. Even today the very thought of sending a person to the moon seems...
Greetings. As we head back to Washington, here a few more observations about...
Greetings. We've just left Stockholm and returned to the quiet of...
Greetings. In the interest of full disclosure I must admit that I love kilometers....
Greetings. For a country of nine million people, Sweden is very entrepreneurial...
Greetings. The Swedish National Railway–known as SJ–is a model...
Greetings. Shortly after arriving in Sweden we attended a fantastic concert...
Greetings. We've just arrived in Sweden for our annual pilgrimage...
Greetings. If I were to ask you to list some of your least favorite people...
Greetings. "Buy One Get One Free" or "BOGO" is a popular...
Greetings. It's the start of another week and another chance take a fresh...
Greetings. I often write about the simple and sensible power of learning from...
Greetings. It has been six days without power and air conditioning at...
Greetings. Let me start this post with the following joke:
What did the Black...
Greetings. I've finally decided to GWTP (get with the program). After...
Greetings. It seems like all of us have been conditioned to expect an upgrade....
Greetings. In the past few weeks Europe has been the focus of lots of attention....
Greetings. Many of us grew up watching Mister Rogers' Neighborhood at...
Greetings. For the past four years Chinese artist Yang Weidong has been asking...
Greetings. Libraries have been around for more than 3,000 years with the oldest...
Greetings. The real importance of Memorial Day often seems lost amid "holiday"...
Greetings. Comedian Paula Poundstone once offered the following insight:
"Adults...
Greetings. It's the start of a new week and another chance to stand out...
Greetings. We live in a "self-help" world as companies and organizations...
Greetings. I've often led leadership teams in dramatic readings of "Where...
Greetings. Today is "National Teacher's Day" here in the U.S....
Greetings. Who could have imagined that an 1895 Norwegian painting that is...
Greetings. Susan Cain's insightful new book Quiet: The Power of Introverts...
Greetings. If you enjoy hiking, climbing, backpacking, kayaking, bicycling...
Greetings. Innovation often means putting things together that don't...
Greetings. Many of you will recall the theme song for the very popular TV show...
Greetings. Our middle daughter Carly, who is currently in the ninth grade,...
Greetings. Ever think that it's difficult to make change happen in your...
Greetings and welcome back. Many of you have just returned to work after the...
Greetings. We all know that innovation is about finding new and better ways...
Greetings. Saddled with debt from going to university, two enterprising British...
Greetings. Looking for a quick way to test the creativity of your colleagues...
Greetings. Having a clear focus is essential to innovation, creating remarkable...
Greetings. I know that many of the readers of this blog are particularly keen...
Greetings. Charles Caleb Colton, a somewhat obscure English writer and cleric...
Greetings. It's not even the middle of March yet and Spring has already...
Greetings. Behind most successful people there is a mentor. Someone with...
Greetings. Tomorrow marks the 100th anniversary of the invention of the Oreo...
Greetings and Happy Birthday to everyone born on February 29th. You've...
Greetings. If you haven't read "Surrounded by Geniuses" and...
Greetings. If you haven't read Carol Dweck's fascinating book "Mindset"...
Greetings. "Happy" is a very nice word and in recent years it has...
Greetings. According to a new study by Global Entrepreneurship Monitor,...
Greetings. Another World Economic Forum has come and gone with even less attention...
Greetings. If you've ever tried Altoids you know that they are "curiously...
Greetings. If you follow sports you likely know that the acronym "MVP"...
Greetings. Innovation often means putting things together that don't belong....
Greetings. Having teenagers has its special rewards. Wait…I'm...
Greetings. A few moments after the New England Patriots barely defeated the...
Greetings. It was definitely a bad week for American business icons as two...
Greetings. Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day here in the U.S., and a perfect...
Greetings. As a child growing up in Northern California I recall having a severe...
Greetings. This holiday season it was hard to avoid the amazing growth of "gift...
Greetings and Happy New Year! It's the start of a new year and the perfect...
Greetings. The week between Christmas and New Year's is always a funny...
Greetings. Thinking of that perfect last minute holiday gift for a special...
Greetings. Many companies I work with express a clear desire to create "flatter"...
Greetings. Do you ever feel that you're not really accomplishing anything?...
Greetings. I'm normally a very patient person, but after the latest round...
Greetings. It's the start of a new week and a great chance to focus on...
Greetings. Whether you sell your products, services and solutions to businesses,...
Greetings. At a time when more and more Americans are moving closer to each...
Greetings. Thanksgiving is a day when many newspapers offer upbeat stories...
Greetings. This past week, during one of our Team Learning Adventures, I took...
Greetings. Ever imagine that a "free" service could be way more valuable...
Greetings. The world of photography has experienced remarkable change since...
Greetings. Earlier this week the 7 billionth inhabitant arrived on the...
Greetings. It's Halloween here in the U.S. and many other countries around...
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