Dimensionality
I'm thinking about all those massive business conventions and professional meetings that have been cancelled or gone virtual. What's not replaceable are all those small, informal meetings, drinks at the bar, and deals made off-the-record during these events. Most learning
Comprehensive Health
It's rather astonishing that people are proud of working out to stay in shape physically, go to therapy to improve their emotional state, conform to dietary restrictions to maintain their health, and engage in meditation to gain spiritual strength, but
Avoiding Choking
A great many businesses today need a corporate "Heimlich maneuver." The have fear stuck in their throats. Grab them and squeeze hard so that they can breathe and grow again.
Are You New or Not?
One thing IS crystal clear at this point: Your clients are going to have to deal differently from the past with their customers and employees. For some this will be slight, for some major. You need to launch initiatives, new IP,
Concisely
It's about brevity. Tell people what they need to know, not everything that you know. Stop the presentation and be content with the conversation. If you must tell that great story for the millionth time, tell it to your dog. Your dog
I Don’t Care Whether You Like This
I was the editor-in-chief of my college newspaper, and I was having an argument over an editorial I had published with the president of the student council, who was a friend of mine. Finally, he said to me in exasperation,
All the News that (We See) Fit to Print
The way it is these days is that if you're obtaining your news from only one source you're not getting news, you're solely getting opinion. If we want to be well informed we need to diversify our news sources because
There. Where?
Sometimes there's just no "there" there. You hear someone speak on stage and the next day (or the next hour) can't remember a single useful idea. You read a book and can't tell the plot or the advice to someone
The Opportunities Are Coming!
A great many successful enterprises were formed during depressions, recessions, pandemics, and natural calamities. That's largely because the people behind them didn't look for excuses to explain why something couldn't be done. The looked for the reasons why it could
Step to the Side
Bob Mager, the training guru, wrote a book once with a subtitle something like, You Really Oughta Wanna. In other words, you have to have the desire to change if the change is going to have a chance of improving your