People seem to be confusing opinion with fact much more than they used to. This is affecting both those spouting opinion as fact as well as those unable to differentiate whether what they hear is opinion or fact. It has dire implications since opinion often directly contradicts fact. According to...

Undoubtedly most of you finished the above quote by filling in the famous misquote of Alice in her talk with Cat in Alice in Wonderland. "If you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there." But this sentence never appears in Alice in Wonderland. The actual idea appears...

Complexity is everywhere. The more complex things become, the fewer of us understand them and the harder it is to come to agreement and reach a decision...or a solution. We overload everything with unending charts and graphs and facts and details and just for good measure throw in anything...

I've sent out my thoughts every Tuesday since beginning this blog. But this morning it happened. When I sat down to write today's post I realized I had nothing to say. Much has happened since I last wrote and I've been thinking about quite a few things, but none of...

We're all obsessed with creative thinking. How can we get people to come up with new ideas, create new products, solve seemingly intractable problems, and even just be a bit better at getting basic tasks done well. Neuroscientist David Strayer got thinking about just these issues when he realized that...

...which is just about everything. Stop worrying about and putting time and effort into anything that isn't critical to the success of your business. Be tough. Take a step back and really think about what is essential for improving the business. It's hard to do. We are accustomed to thinking...

We all are overwhelmed by everything going on around us. With more responsibility comes more to worry about...and more piling up on your plate. Decisions about this and that interspersed with neverending calls, emails, and heads popping in needing just one minute to discuss something. And then there are the...

A few weeks ago I sent off a post: Culture…When No One Is Watching. As usual, a few people sent me notes about it, although, also as usual, no one actually posted a comment. One note in particular has stuck with me: "My minister says, 'your children may not be speaking but they...