If you own a privately held company, there’s something you need to know: Your team might not be telling you the whole truth. Not because they’re dishonest. Because they are not sure it’s safe. Alan Mulally learned this the hard...
By February, the excitement of a new year has usually worn off. Goals are still written down. Dashboards still exist. But the energy that fueled January has been replaced by urgent emails, unexpected challenges, and familiar habits creeping back in....
Since the beginning of time man has found it difficult to learn from his mistakes. Two thousand years ago, Cicero stated, “To stumble twice against the same stone is a proverbial disgrace.” Our instinct is to justify ourselves, to cover...
August in Texas – heat, humidity and hurricanes. Trying desperately to sound happy for your friend who’s heading off to the mountains. Making difficult decisions: buy groceries or have green grass? August also means that we are racing toward the...
I’m a puzzle aficionado. Always have been; always will be. Connect-the-dot puzzles were one of my favorites when I was young. I could guess the simpler shapes before I even put pencil to paper, but the older I got, the...
A while back, the spouse and I headed to Galveston for a last-minute getaway. Normally we stay on the Gulf coast with its seawall and beaches, but for a change of scenery, we decided to try the other side of...
