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It feels like more people are paying attention to the changing of the calendar than ever before. Have you noticed that? I can’t recall another time where more people were this interested in what year it is. Maybe 1999/2000. That was a big one in people’s minds. But we didn’t do this in 2008/2009. We […]

I admit, I had to resist the urge to use some play on “hindsight is 2020” in the title. While I have not looked, I must assume there are literally thousands of blogs and articles out there right now with that headline. And, to be honest, I’m not mad about it; 2020 is a year […]

No, I’m not talking about the fact that he only sleeps 4 hours a night. Rather, I’m referring to the false dichotomy that he presents in his exceptional book Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World: “Adaptability, not efficiency, must become our central competency.”  I do take his point, that being […]

Wow. So, uh, this is not quite the year I expected when I yelled “Bring It On” back in January. Yet here we are, having peeled six months off of the 2020 calendar. Preparing ourselves for the next six. And wondering what the world might look like in 2021. In fact, the last thing anyone […]

Are you excited to begin a new decade? While I often point out how completely arbitrary our calendar is, I must admit it serves its purpose. The new year is a great time to remember to check in with yourself and frame the coming revolution. Plus, it’s kind of cool to have lived in 5 […]

We made it kids! Another revolution. Another 365(ish) rotations. And now that the days are starting to get longer again (here in the northern hemisphere that is) it’s that natural time to count blessings, take stock, and reflect on the year that’s been. I admit: I take a lot of joy in doing this. So […]

Here we are, halfway through our current revolution. That’s right; it’s been 6 months since we flipped our Gregorian calendars and celebrated 2019 as a new year. In that time, we’ve celebrated an Equinox, a Solstice, and quite a few birthdays (including mine). Hopefully we’ve also made some progress against our goals, and reached closer to […]

Wow. It’s been four months since I posted anything longer than a Facebook update. That makes me feel very lazy. As is typically the case though, my laziness in writing was caused not by sloth but rather by a shift in priority. A shift in priority? My first real business-world mentor chided me any time I said […]

It is a cliche we’ve all used. I think I first said it 15 years ago, or so. If only I knew then what I know now. Today, having just completed my 35th trip around the Sun; I find myself doing a lot of reflecting on just what I have learned in all those years. […]