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What it Means to be “Stubborn on Vision”
And flexible in the details of strategy and execution This month, I’ve been focusing on Vision in my posts. Love him or hate him, Jeff
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7 Pitfalls of Problem Definition: How businesses tend to think about customer problems all wrong
And how to make sure you and your team don’t fall into these traps “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well
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This is a Terrible Time to be an Average Technology Leader
Focus on these 3 skills that will set you apart from the pack “It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.” —
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B2H (Business to Human) is the New Mindset in Corporate Parlance
The timing couldn’t be better for the new acronym Photo by Keep It Human So there I was, sitting at a fancy SoHo hotel dinner
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How LEGO’s Creativity Shows in the LEGOLAND New York ExperienceThe Danish company’s brand values are on display in clever ways throughout their newest park
The long-awaited Legoland New York resort opened up to much fanfare last summer after a yearlong delay due to the Covid pandemic. Since we hadn’t traveled much,
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Saying no could be good for your career…Opportunity cost as a key to success
You’ve read it a hundred times in articles about how to create the ever elusive work/life balance. And during the early months of the pandemic,
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Gratitude is Good for YouAs we head into the holiday season after a rollercoaster of a year, it’s a good moment to start a gratitude practice
The photo above is of my church in Cold Spring Harbor on Long Island (NY). I bought a big print (on wood!) of this photo
April 4, 2023
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Wednesday Wisdom: Doubt the Naysayers
This article was originally published on Product Coalition. It took me a long time to learn this, but it’s really important for both your progress
August 4, 2021
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What a Surrealist Painting Taught Me about InnovationHow I learned to recognize and overcome the Einstellung Effect
This article was originally published on Medium. Duing the initial months of the pandemic lockdown in 2020, I found myself in a home office that
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