Today, when someone in Beijing gets the coronavirus again, the entire world knows about it within hours. 52 years after the Hong Kong flu, we still don’t know how many people actually died from it. The WHO says between 1 and 4 million people. That’s a pretty big range. For the dad reading this on Father’s Day, imagine if someone asked you how many kids you have and you said, “somewhere betwe... »
During periods of growth, it is common to create certain complexities inside your business that, left unchecked, will stifle or even strangle growth. Consider this one of the great paradoxes of running a business. The more successful you are and the higher you reach for the stars, the more likely you are to get tripped up by the very things that brought you success. I’ve seen this with nearl... »
Barbara Kingsolver said, “Memory is a complicated thing, a relative to truth but not its twin.” In coaching clients, I often ask to see a lot of numbers. KPIs and benchmarks, historical performance and pro forma data are all important. The reason I ask for data is because our memories are not perfect. We think quarter-over-quarter growth was good, but the numbers might indicate we did ... »
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