Five Easy Principles?

It’s not enough to know what to do. Understanding why is important, too, so the Ethics Guy explores the deceptively simple guidelines that govern behavior Over the past four weeks, this column has looked at some ethical questions that arise in professional and personal life, such as the ethics of New Year’s resolutions, whether it’s […]

Leadership Inspirations – Foolish Questions

“There are no foolish questions and no one becomes a fool until he has stopped asking questions.” Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1865 – 1923) German-American mathematician and electrical engineer fostered development of alternating current; enabling the expansion of the U.S. electric power industry

Thriving in the New Economy

Have you ever wanted to get into the minds of some of the most inspirational dealmakers in the business world? After working at CNBC for almost a decade, I have been lucky enough to talk to some of them on a regular basis. Realizing not everyone has that kind of access, I decided to open […]

Leadership Inspirations – Planned Fortune

“Good fortune is what happens when opportunity meets with planning.” Thomas Edison(1847 – 1931) American inventor, scientist and businessman

The Apollo Attitude – When Failure is Not an Option

It’s hard to beat the movie Apollo 13 for drama. Over 200,000 miles from Earth, in the vacuum of space, an explosion disabled a space capsule on its way to the Moon. The mission was over. And it would have been reasonable to assume the astronauts’ lives were over, too. Yet three days later, the […]

Leadership Inspirations – What Lies Within

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lives within us.” Ralph Waldo Emerson American essayist, philosopher, and poet

Are You a Good Leader?

You will be if you draw on key ethical principles. Here’s how to do it, whether you’re a CEO, a banker, an entrepreneur, or anyone else in business “Never underestimate the other guy’s greed.” This isn’t just a classic line from the 1983 Brian De Palma film, Scarface (written by Oliver Stone). It also reflects […]

StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 27 – An Interview with Chris Edgar, author of Inner Productivity

StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag articles on the StrategyDriven website. Special Edition 27 – An Interview with Chris Edgar, author of Inner Productivity explores how […]

Leadership Inspirations – Showing Up

“Only some people get what they want. Those are the people who show up to get it.” Dianne Houston American director and screenwriter

Customer Satisfaction: A Flawed Measure

Your customers want more than “satisfying” transactions – they want engaging relationships To master the new discipline of the emotional economy, business leaders need a new way to think about “customer requirements” and a new set of tools to help structure their businesses around them. But exactly how should they construct a new definition of […]