February 2011

[Updated] Tigers vs. Beavers: The Power of Heart

[Please See Update Below] There are things that come along in life that will come around again; for other chances, it’s one and done. The problem? You may not know the difference between what repeats and what doesn’t until it’s gone. We all know the experience. The opportunity surfaces – the start-up that has a chance [...]

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Google and the Trouble with Monopolies

Companies – like people and groups – have their own characteristics, their own culture. Just as people (or most people I know who have decent EQs) modulate their behaviors when they move from being by themselves, to being in a group, to being in a larger group like a company, companies change as well. Small [...]

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Laura Ching and the Culture Club: How Do You Build a Great Workplace?

Laura Ching of Tiny Prints has a thoughtful interview in this past Sunday’s New York Times; Corner Office: On Mondays, Look Forward to Coming In with reporter Adam Bryant. Mostly the interview is about building a company and culture, and Laura’s got some advice that any company builder (and/or CEO) could use: Spend time upfront. [...]

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Tips for CEOs, Boards and Company Builders: 7 Succession Mistakes to Avoid

The trickle down process is in high gear. Steve Jobs takes a second medical leave and everywhere business people are scurrying around to do or dust off CEO succession plans. The fact of the matter is most people avoid contingency planning (Tornado? What tornado?) like Republicans and Democrats avoid candid, authentic dialogue about taxing and spending realities. [...]

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[Life Back West] February 2011 – “When Money Isn’t Everything”

A painting done by Joan Savo of her husband leaning back in a chair hangs in my home office. Part of the attraction is that the frame to the painting was made by her husband, part of the attraction is the care that I know must have gone into the work by Savo. It’s a [...]

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