We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.— George Bernard Shaw When I worked with animals, I learned a brutal lesson: they don’t tell you what they need. You have to invent questions they can answer with behavior. That trained me to ask better questions, not because I […]

We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.— George Bernard Shaw When I worked with animals, I learned a brutal lesson: they don’t tell you what they need. You have to invent questions they can answer with behavior. That trained me to ask better questions, not because I […]

I’m doing something a little reckless for a “leader”. I’m opening with a personal moment. Today my son turned twenty-one, and instead of panic or nostalgia I feel strangely calm because I spent the last two decades making sure I wouldn’t have to panic today. I’m sharing the poem I wrote for him, then pulling […]

I’m doing something a little reckless for a “leader”. I’m opening with a personal moment. Today my son turned twenty-one, and instead of panic or nostalgia I feel strangely calm because I spent the last two decades making sure I wouldn’t have to panic today. I’m sharing the poem I wrote for him, then pulling […]

The fourth quarter of the year is unlike any other. Targets are within reach, deadlines are looming, and the energy in most organizations shifts from steady progress to high-intensity execution. It is the time when teams either rally to meet or even exceed their goals, or watch opportunities slip away. The challenge this quarter is […]

The fourth quarter of the year is unlike any other. Targets are within reach, deadlines are looming, and the energy in most organizations shifts from steady progress to high-intensity execution. It is the time when teams either rally to meet or even exceed their goals, or watch opportunities slip away. The challenge this quarter is […]