When something works, people
grow fixated on it. They stop looking for alternative options. And this
fixation creates an opportunity for those willing to reconsider the accepted
approach. The company I introduced last week, Rosetta ...READ»
The market has fallen two weeks in a row and the analysts are already running around like Chicken Little. While it is so tempting to get caught up in these daily dramas, it is also short-sighted. Consider, for example, the case of ...READ»
Every night from June to August, we watched as town
hall meetings erupted into screaming matches. On September 9, South Carolina
Republican Rep. Joe Wilson yelled "You lie!” at President Obama during his
speech to a joint session ...READ»
Last week I
flew to Bogota, Colombia for the day. My Latin American partner, AltaGerencia,
had arranged for me to speak at a conference organized by Ecopetrol, Colombia's largest integrated oil company. I’ve
delivered such ...READ»
One of
greatest Union generals in the U.S. Civil war, William Tecumseh Sherman,
described the goal of effective military strategy as maneuvering so that the
opposing general finds himself “on the horns of dilemma.”
That ...READ»
Last week I
introduced Ajit Prabhu, the co-founder and chief executive officer of QuEST
Global. My interview with him was fascinating, and during our discussion, I
learned that the basic idea behind QuEST was born while Ajit was ...READ»
Most successful
people are somehow inspired to do things differently. For some it is an
innovative idea, and for others it is identifying a need and filling it. For
Ajit Prabhu, the co-founder and chief executive officer of QuEST ...READ»
The best communicators are the ones who can create and share
a strong narrative story. The best novels are the ones with the most
interesting plot and the best speeches are the ones that arouse an emotional
response from a ...READ»
Several months ago, I was browsing through a bookstore in
Seattle looking for something to read on my flight back across the
country. After having spent eight hours
on stage working to keep a mental step ahead of 250 ...READ»
I’ve interviewed hundreds of business outthinkers, and one
of the most common patterns of success is “coordinate the uncoordinated.”
We’ve seen this work for companies like Credit Justice Services, an
ethonomic credit ...READ»
