Does every opportunity deserve yes

The conference room buzzes with excitement. The deal on the table promises everything—revenue, growth, market expansion. Someone inevitably declares it “once-in-a-lifetime.” But Jim Collins saw through this seduction decades ago. In Good to Great, he...

Which side are you on

It’s too easy to point fingers when things go wrong. The missed deadline. The botched project. The communication breakdown. From where you sit, the fault is obvious. But perspective is a funny thing. What looks like incompetence from your corner office might...

Do we lack time

You get the same 168 hours as everyone else. Jeff Bezos has them. Your competitor has them. The person outperforming you in half the time has them too. The difference isn’t in the allocation of time. It’s in the allocation of attention. We’ve...

Delusion of determination

Determination built empires. Steve Jobs returned to Apple with unwavering conviction. Sara Blakely cut the feet off pantyhose despite years of rejection. Colonel Sanders knocked on 1,009 doors before someone said yes to his chicken recipe. But determination has a...

When smart people fight

In 1978, Intel faced a crisis that would define its future. The company’s memory chip business, once dominant, was being crushed by Japanese competitors. In most companies, this would trigger political maneuvering and blame-shifting. Not at Intel. Andy Grove had...