Ethical decisions are rarely easy. Now, even less so. Smart machines, cheap computation, and vast amounts of consumer data not only offer incredible opportunities for modern...
I was general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers during the team’s NBA Championship season, 1982-83. After that thrilling season, I began dreaming of new worlds to conquer. Why...
Why would someone want to work for you? No offense (that’s code for “prepare to be offended”) – but is there anything special about you, your leadership style, your company or...
Do you find it difficult to ask for and accept help? In just over two minutes, this video delivers five reasons people resist asking for help, and five keys to getting past...
Working for the weekend? You owe it to yourself to enjoy your work. Here are the new mindset shifts you need to get there.
There's a popular song from the 1980s called...
If you can never go wrong by doing what's right, then what's wrong with doing the right thing?
In the Amish culture that I grew up in, doing the right thing meant being...
When we think of an artist, we envision a tormented soul wearing a beret and a turtleneck, painting with oil on canvas. Yet despite this stereotype, there are many other types...
As you might guess, over the course of more than 40 years of stage work I've had a lot of crazy stuff happen. I'm not just talking the normal things like dishes crashing (how...
How does a non-climber, mentally and physically prepare oneself to climb Mt Everest?
As I prepared for my Journey to the top of Mt. Everest, I had a very clear vision of...
Have you ever found yourself saying it takes a lot of courage to:
Climb a mountain,
Fight a good fight,
Run a marathon.,
Apply for a job,
Skydive,
Start your own...
We've all struggled to generate good ideas. From trying to invent the next industry transformation to imagining a better way to run your team meeting, the creative act is...