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  Design thinking is a 5-stage framework for creative problem solving and its all the rage in many leading universities and enterprises: Empathize –> Define the Problem –>  [...]

  In 1974, Chinese farmers unknowingly discovered what’s described as the “most important archeological finds of the 20th century.” In an attempt to dig a well, they unearthed a [...]

  “If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video is worth a thousand pictures.” A videographer once told me this.  At the time, I chalked it up as being part of his sales pitch. I’ve [...]

  My poor plant! As you can see in the After shot above, it’s clearly dying. After four years of care, despite my best efforts, I couldn’t rescue it. But then something happened… Letting Go [...]

  Michael Avenatti, Elizabeth Holmes, Felicity Huffman, Robert Kelly, Robert Kraft, Michael Jackson, Lori Loughlin, Billy McFarland, Jussie Smollett… As the first quarter of 2019 comes to a [...]

  To the untrained eye, the image above may look picturesque — an island with a bold, sprawling white building surrounded by the blue waters of the San Francisco bay complemented by [...]

There’s no shortage of people who make resolutions at the beginning of a new year. We even make strategic plans for the year based on our goals. But I have a proposition for you. What if [...]

I absolutely could not let 2018 end without telling you about my new (and highly anticipated) book! It’s called Behind the Facade: How to Structure Company Operations for Sustainable [...]

Just 90 miles from the coast of Florida, Cuba’s natural valleys and caves along with the urban development of its capital city, Havana, makes for one interesting kaleidoscope. I, along with a [...]

  Small business is serious business. Some people assume that small is indicative of the revenue potential of a business. This could not be further from the truth. In general, small, at [...]