When I “get on the front foot,” what’s the nature of the footing? When I “get this show on the road,” what’s the feeling behind the show? What’s the nature of the feeling behind this project, this work, this business or this idea? Am I grounded? Alive? Urgent? Tense? Selfish? Frantic? Open? Curious? Present? Alarmed?...

Ideas are kind of paradoxical: they don’t cost anything (cheap as chips), but, they also have huge potential. Ideation, idea generation, idea nurturing fuel innovation, marketing and transformation. Here are a few proven steps for better idea flow: Give them away. The only reason to hoard ideas is that you think you’re going to run...

Depth. Focus. A long time. Anyone with a Netflix account can hold a shallow focus on a subject. Anyone can go deep on a topic alongside the distraction of email and Facebook. And the easiest of all is to do these things for a few minutes. If we need all three, where’s the missing link?

Creating transformation. Sharing your voice. Making change happen. This is why we create any type of “content,” and it’s also why we are in business. I’m a strong believer that everyone should start a podcast and do at least one season. This is if you’re a business owner, employee, or otherwise. I’ve often talked about...

In financial markets, if you enter an order to buy or sell a particular stock or “product,” the order doesn’t necessarily fill at the price you wanted. Slippage refers to the difference between the intended trade price, and the actual price. Or, what we thought would happen, and what actually happened. When we learn new...

I’m subscribed to a few email lists and company newsletters. Some of it is formal and informative, some of it storytelling or creative writing. I appreciate when the content lands in my inbox, and, I generally get to most of what comes through. While helpful content is welcome, there are a couple of ways that...

Ever find yourself standing at the coffee machine making an espresso? Or looking through the fridge for some food? Maybe scrolling social media mindlessly? Why did you find yourself there? Where you really hungry? For food? For quality information? Or was it habit? It would be nice and easy if our actions were driven by...

The first pillar for me to develop empathy for you is my ability to “see what you see.” This is also known as perspective taking. When we talk about perspective taking, it’s a layer “removed” from the perspective itself. This means that we are then able to “try on” the perspective. We try to stand...