Read this article at the Harvard Business review that brought up some very good points when choosing your “Number Two” [1]. I’ve seen too many pick clones of themselves, Mini-Me’s if you will. Problem is, Mini-me’s are often troublesome, unnecessary and rarely lead to better organizational strength [2] So what should you look …
“Risk” is the new “it” word [1] and while all businesses have risks and every person takes some sort of risk on a daily basis [2] the trend to justify risk taking may be going a bit too far. We’ve seen risks cause major problems lately – JP Morgan anyone? – so why do …
In this “everyone gets a medal” “all ideas are equally valuable” and “there are no mistakes, just happy accidents” world we’ve created around ourselves, one valuable tool is often missing in many people’s arsenal[1]: The ability to accept rejection. I come from an entertainment world where you are rejected far more than you are …