Perfectness

When I first worked at Apple, most of the people leading change were perfect. Perfect as in: went to a great prep school, ended up at an ivy league, had

Never Gender, Rank, Title

My son is reading Harry Potter and is literally devouring it. Soon, I'm thinking, he'll reach Book 4, which poses a little problem. Not to be a spoiler or anything

EA’s Collaboration for Growth

The gaming industry certainly has been getting a lot of attention, especially with new entrants like Zynga creating wide-spread buzz and adoption. Add to that the iPAD and mobile gaming

Avoiding Depression

Don't we all have an aspiration? I believe we all do.  Perhaps many. But we can deny them. Sometimes we ignore them, to believe they really don't exist. Sometimes we

Solving Tough Problems

That big-ass problem that's been keeping you up from 2-4:00 am? It hasn't been solved for a while right?  Perhaps it's been a month, a year, or seemingly forever ...

“Bullet-Proof” Conversations

Dear friend: I realize i was quite anxious to see you last week and that surprised me a some level but as I reflected on it, I realize that I've

Fem-nomics? Or Leadership?

I don't know many women entrepreneurs who haven't already read Penelope Trunk's post on women entrepreneurs and how they can't be successful because... they want to have children. The sexist

Duality

Life is quite often about dualities. And the role of leaders is especially so.  Do I pay attention to executing today's strategy or envisioning the future? In the consulting world,

Social Network, the Movie

I played hooky last Friday afternoon to see Aaron Sorkin's story telling of the Facebook story via the Social Network film. Since then, I've reflected on the implications of a