The Necessity of a Disastrous Prototype
I’ll never forget my first sales experience in product development. Our product design engineer had created an incredible concept for a new product we hoped to introduce to the market. It was savvy, sharp, and initial feedback was incredibly positive. Before long a big brand had signed on and we were off to the races! […]
What to Do When Your Boss is Wrong?
I recently was reading a Harvard Business Review article about “supporting a decision you don’t agree with.” The article was helpful, and offered the reader wise counsel in advocating that workers should not undermine their boss’ decision. They’re both on the same team after all! But, this got me wondering: What about when the boss […]
The Simplicity of Connecting
I have been devouring Daniel Coyle’s The Culture Code lately. Providing simple actionable advice on creating a positive and effective culture, it is quickly becoming one of the best books I have read so far this year. A chapter that grabbed my attention early in the book is entitled “How to Build Belonging.” In it, Coyle examines […]
Some Thoughts on Traditional Job Roles & Expectations
I was recently reminded reading the Harvard Business Review that most organizations rely on workers to fulfill the specific job description associated with the title of the position they are being hired for, rather than allowing them, the worker, to create a role more suited to their skills set. Given the challenges all manufactures —us […]
Why Read History?
A recent study conducted by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany found that 41% of all respondents (and two-thirds of millennial respondents) could not correctly identify what happened at Auschwitz. Making matters worse, 22% of the Millennial respondents told the same survey that they have NEVER even heard of the Holocaust. This is […]
Listen to your gut…and do what is right!
Why don’t people — leaders especially — take action when they intuitively know that action needs to be taken? This question was raised again in my mind while reading Daniel Howe’s Pulitzer Prize winning history book What Hath God Wrought. He discusses the escalating slavery problem in the early-nineteenth century. The need for cotton labor in […]
Set the Tone
I firmly believe that every team member can set the tone of the organization each day. A smile, a positive attitude, a helpful mindset, all go a long way in determining the tone of the organization.But this is even more true for those of us in a leadership role. We are being watched, whether we […]
