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My wife recently bought me a new boat as a celebration of leaving corporate life after 38 years. (yes, I am a lucky guy) I have been a boater all my life so having a boat was not new but this [...]

Early in my career as a young leader I discovered that those people who cut corners, told little lies, was shady on how they managed their personal business were most likely the same way in [...]

The Future of Retail I believe all executive teams of every major retailer have a war room with these issues being debated and discussed. 1) How big of a store do we need in 5 years? I believe [...]

What I Wish I Would have Known Earlier in My Career Learn to Ask Great Questions, Shut up and Listen Got the Wrong Advice Early in my Career Without a doubt the one thing I wish I had learned [...]

Top 4 Reasons Candidates Turn Down Offers I have had more than my fair share of rejections over the years and they usually fall into one of these 4 categories. 1) Bad Culture fit. They just did [...]

Social Media has become the King of Marketing. So What Should I be doing as a Leader? I left the corporate world a year ago as a 38 year executive career. I prided myself that I was pretty up to [...]

Fake Meetings When does a meeting go from viable to useless? Bad meetings happen when the leader of the meeting is not clear what they want from the meeting, does not have an agenda, and includes [...]

Here are my 30 most practical travel tips. Business travel can be brutal and exhausting but these tips can ease some of the wear and tear from you body and mind. 1) Try to take direct flights, [...]

Tips on How to Start a New Business I was a long term corporate warrior for over 38 years and have now become an Executive Coach, Author, and Business Consultant. And I started my own business so [...]

Growing in a Leadership Position Easy to be a Peace Time Leader When times are great it’s easy to be a “peace time leader”. Sales are good, the supply chain is rocking, the marketing plan is [...]