Don’t Speak

Can we spot if our friends are our sword or our shield? Photo by Kristina Flour on Unsplash Q: A friend and colleague often advises me to “speak up” more in meetings. I

Director’s Cut: Same As It Ever Was

If you don’t set a tempo for newness, you end up killing it Photo by Jiyeon Park on Unsplash Q: Last week the column detailed how new products and ideas take time.

Money, Money, Money

Bucks don’t scale. Ideas do.  Photo by Micheile Henderson on Unsplash Q: Given your background in go-to-market strategies, can you help my business partner and I figure out the fastest path to growth? 

Ch-ch-changes

If you focus on being right or wrong, you can’t “get it right.” Photo by Suzanne D. Williams on Unsplash Q: I'm developing a creative new project I'm really excited by, but I

In Your Eyes

You may compartmentalize and walk away. Others can’t.  Photo by Jean-Philippe Delberghe on Unsplash Q: What do I do? A: When I was little-little, I would watch those who could

This is the Sound of My Soul

It takes more than boldness or bravery to find one’s voice. I know this much is true. Photo by Karen Hammega on Unsplash Q: You've gone from a mainstream corporate

Looking For [Praise] In All The Wrong Places

Wanting validation from others is how we end up walking away from our own joy.  Photo by Chase Clark on Unsplash Q: My parents don’t acknowledge what I do for

Should They Stay Or Should They Go?

When the world is on fire, is it more hostile to keep a problem employee or let them go? Photo by Elijah O'Donnell on Unsplash Q: We have a relatively

Make An Appointment With Fear

How you respond to it is how it responds to you Photo by Marcus Cramer on Unsplash Q: Long before COVID-19, I’d been thinking about starting a new business, an