NOW is the time for tough decisions?“Now is the time for tough decisions,” said Michigan’s governor, Rick Snyder, on the occasion of Detroit’s bankruptcy filing.Did he say “NOW is the time for tough decisions”?Maybe for the weak-kneed, lily-livered city fathers...

Are you looking for some great reading for the summer?If so, you’re in the right place.First and foremost, I love these books.I am constantly asked by friends and family for author and book recommendations … something they can take on...

This is one happy visitor!Practical Strategies to Help Leaders Get Real ResultsIn truth, I realize you really don't care that we transformed our web site.You shouldn't.You should only care if you can find what you want when you want it.I only care about what...

Break the impasse. Reach the Summit.Too often we set these BHAGs ("Big Hairy Audacious Goals") but don't create the milestones and timelines that give us a chance of achieving them. Put these 4 Ground Rules into action to make sure...

“Do you ever pay attention to what’s written on the Internet about you?” “Nope. I know what my intention is. People’s opinions of me who don’t know me and have never met me, that’s none of my business. That’s a...

What Does It Take to be a Great Leader?Nothing in life travels in a neat formation accompanied by bugles and cavalry.A lot of it shows up filthy and unkempt, prominent in the mess we've made around our foxhole.These lessons are...

Most of my clients and colleagues are hauling around an iPad just as I am … and when we're meeting together, iPads at the ready, someone always asks, "Have you ever used a keyboard with your iPad?" Belkin Keypad for...

When I bought the iPhone 4, I soon bought the Mophie Juice Pack, in a bold bright yellow so I couldn't lose it, and carried it with me all the time. Of course, when the iPhone 5 came out, that version...

On a recent morning, I headed to a favorite place just down the street to fetch a couple of lattes for my wife and me.Our forbearers would have awakened in woolen underwear, stepped in the dark onto a cold dirt...

I've written several columns about Mom, but what about Dad? Dads never get any credit, yet they offer unique insights into the world and how we should live.