Where’s The Monkey?
Picture this. Your boss hits you with a wild request and tells you to get a monkey to stand on a pedestal and teach it to spew Shakespeare lines. Where on Earth do you…
Re/Think Zone
Sharp Lessons From The Room
Most of these ideas aren't mine. The connections are.
Think of me as your filter. Thousands of business books. Millions of articles. Endless podcast episodes.
I collect the ideas worth keeping. I test them. I sharpen them. I connect them. I strip away the BS.
Then I give them back in plain English.
One useful idea every two weeks. Enough to help you see what you couldn't see before. Pull on any thread. See where it takes you....
Rule #1: Don’t Ignore Their Complaints, They’re Just Lost In Translation
You're the expert, fluent in industry jargon, but your customers? Well, they're more like tourists in a foreign land, desperately trying to ask for directions to the…
The Way You Ask Questions Changes The Outcome (And Will Make You A Negotiation Badass)
Whoever asks more questions in a conversation is in control of that conversation. That’s the greatest goddamn piece of advice I’ve ever heard about negotiation. To be…
How To Make Work Suck Less And Get Things Done
In the whirlwind of our hectic work lives, we all wear the multitasking superhero badge with pride. Switching between tabs, hopping in and out of meetings, and managing…
Embrace The Chaos And See Why Life's All About Falling Blocks, Not Predictable Moves
You know how in movies, lectures and books, for some reason, as soon as somebody is talking about strategy or just anything even remotely related to strategy, they…
The Mind As A Weapon: Leading Strong Requires Learning Long
Before we dive in, let’s clear some fog here. What happens if you don’t PT? Your muscles end up getting all weak and flimsy, right? Well, it turns out, your brain is…
To Meet Or Not To Meet, That's The Million-Dollar Question
No matter how many meeting rooms you've got, it always seems like it's never enough. And you know who else felt that frustration? The folks over at Shopify. Back in…
Dihydrogen Monoxide Fiasco: Are We Really That Gullible?
On April 26, 1997, Nathan Zohner, a 14-year-old kid at Eagle Rock Junior High, totally rocked the Greater Idaho Falls Science Fair with his project "How Gullible Are…
The Art Of Counting: Muhammad Ali's Knockout Lesson in The Ring Of Business And Beyond
A reporter asked once Muhammad Ali, how many sit-ups he typically does in a workout. And guess what? Ali's answer was mind-blowing - he said just 50. Can you believe…
The Power of Translation: Connecting Minds Through Simple Language
Carmine Gallo is a fine guy who has some serious communication chops. Recently, I stumbled upon an interview he did with none other than Annie Kritcher, a nuclear…
Master The Art Of Crafting The Perfect Intro And Captivate The World
We introduce ourselves all the time, and we usually screw it. We bore others with dry facts, ramble through complicated explanations involving half our life story, or…
In The Business World, “Why" Can’t Be An Afterthought, It Must Be Your Forethoughts Forethought
In U.S. military terms, the world “has gotten V.U.C.A.: Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous.“ With so many variables in every situation, it’s virtually…