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I really can’t recommend The Art of the Start enough. I consider this a core, must read book. I’m very fond of the chapter: “The Art of Bootstrapping”. It is all about execution. You can have the best idea, the best people but none of it matters unless you can flat out GET.IT.DONE. Kawasaki provides [...]

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I have been working on a series of posts detailing my thoughts on how I would fix or turn around a business operation. We’ve talked about financials, how to get a handle on your customers and understanding youremployees in an effort to get them more engaged, and finally, we talked about processes. When you walk into a situation [...]

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I really enjoyed this video from Jason Fried of 37signals fame. He explains the farce that is the modern workplace. Where no work actually gets done. This is well worth the six minutes of your time. Fried is a visionary.

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I suppose I should start this review off with a disclaimer. I am Alan Webber’s target audience. He was a managing editor of the Harvard Business Review and the cofounding editor of Fast Company. I am a card carrying member of the Fast Company Nation and read HBR whenever something catches my eye.I am a [...]

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Finally just got through reading Rajesh Setty’s 25 Ways to Distinguish Yourself manifesto on Change This. He positions this towards technology professionals but it will apply to anyone. EVERYTHING is becoming commoditized. This is a big foundation point of the start-up I am attempting to help launch. Add value. Don’t just sit in a cube. [...]

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Quick article on New England Patriot’s coach, Bill Belichick from the latest issue of the Wharton Leadership Digest. I call him a next-generation or new-model type of professional coach. He is not a “master motivator” like his mentor, Bill Parcells. He is a quiet professional. In this article he gives his five features of his [...]

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