Keeping it In Perspective

No thoughts on compelling business issues today, other than the reminder to everyone about the importance of keeping the activities of your life in proper perspective.  Family, food and football have become the staples of the American Thanksgiving, but it...

Leadership Development and Technical Professionals

My partner and I recently launched a research initiative into the challenges that technical professionals face when jumping on the leadership path. We are actively interviewing and surveying professionals in development, engineering, IT and consulting, and drawing...

Finding Talent in Unusual Places

One of the chapters in my book (with Rich Petro), Practical Lessons in Leadership, emphasizes the role of the leader as Chief Talent Scout and Developer.  A lesson that I learn frequently in my travels on business and in my consumer experiences is that some of...