Class of 2013: Define Your Brand and Other Tips for the Real World
Below is a commencement speech I gave at the business school of my alma mater, Marshall University, in 2011. I…
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Access to Capital: Reimagining the Lifeline of Small Businesses
As I’ve written before, current data suggests that we are in the midst of a slow, but steady economic recovery.…
Leaders Need to Remove Barriers, Not Create Them
The reality of leadership is that we work for our teams, not the other way around. As “Coach” Bill Campbell,…
Think Like a Baseball Player, Not a Gymnast
Sometimes high performers have a tendency to view life with the mindset of a gymnast. For the record, I have…
Intuit, LinkedIn Partnership to Help Small Businesses Hire
Small businesses play an integral role in our nation’s economy. In fact, I’ve talked in the past about how Intuit is putting…
And the Oscar for Best Leadership Lesson Goes to…
This Sunday night, millions of people around the world will be watching as stars parade down the red carpet and…
Lead With Questions, Not Answers
The best leaders don’t need to have all of the answers. They ask the right questions. There are three questions…
Five New Year’s Resolutions Every Business Leader Should Make
In business, as in life, New Years is the time to reflect on how we can take our personal and…
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The Coming Era of Big Data for the Little Guy
Big data is big news these days. Yet much of the discussion has been about how big data will help…
Lean Startup Leadership: It’s Time to Bury Caesar
“Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.” (Julius Caesar, Act III,…
How Participation-driven Innovation Redefines Software Development
A recent business trip took me to Australia, where I had the opportunity to sit down with a number of…
What Nate Silver Can Teach Us About Leadership
For me, one of the most striking sub-plots of the presidential election was Nate Silver’s rise as a new style of…
Opening Platforms Requires Mindset Shift from Ownership to Outcome
The world has shifted from a paper-based, human-produced, brick-and-mortar bound market to one where users understand, appreciate and embrace the…