My Timezone Rant

My Timezone Rant

Ok, time for my timezone rant… First though, do you know how you can tell if someone is a pilot? They will tell you! Oldie but goodie I know… But as a pilot you get really good at a couple of seemingly inane subjects, weather (for obvious reasons) and time zones (for...
Are We Distracting Our Lives Away?

Are We Distracting Our Lives Away?

As I’ve shared in previous emails, I’m an avid learner. It’s earned me the title of “the guy who knows a lot about a lot” or in other words, quirky! Even with all the various digital learning modes available in 2023 – podcasts,...
Remarkable Innovation

Remarkable Innovation

We certainly live in a world of innovation. New business strategies and ideas are literally around us virtually every second of every day. Brands, large and small, are constantly striving to create better, more convenient, and/or exciting, or novel, or any other...
AI and the OODA Loop

AI and the OODA Loop

I just got off a call about AI and the future, which is a process that I am going through at least 4 or 5 times a week these days.. and I am enjoying the learning. But I am realizing, and just verbalized to the person I was speaking to, that it is tough to sort...
Slack Pricing – WOW!

Slack Pricing – WOW!

I am a sucker for business models that fly in the face of industry standards, but make so much sense. It is why I like the book Moneyball so much… Last year we finally switched the Scaling Up Coaches organization from Microsoft’s Yammer to Slack for our...
Music and Your Mindset

Music and Your Mindset

Most of you are aware at this point how much I admire Jimmy Buffett.  I talk about him often and how much I admire him as a musician and astute entrepreneur. With his recent passing, I was thinking more about Jimmy Buffett and what his music means to so many people. ...