Last weekend, my kids and I hopped into the car to pick up dinner. We were looking forward to visiting our favorite local spot, and hadn’t had the time to get there over the past few weeks. But when we pulled up to the storefront, the sign on the door noted that the store’s hours …
For human beings, language is a powerful connector. We use common vocabularies to interact socially, build communities, and facilitate understanding.
This morning turned into a bit of a crazy whirlwind. I had the schedule all planned out: Leave at 7:20am with my two sons, Makar and Lucas, and my wife, Pilar. Drop Makar at his bus stop, followed by Lucas at his, then drive Pilar to the train station, which is adjacent to my office …
In her most recent book, Seeing Around Corners, innovation and strategy expert Rita McGrath teaches leaders to spot inflection points, or major industry shifts, before they happen. “Snow melts from the edges,” she explains. In winter, the first signs of spring appear at the edges of snowcaps. In business, radical innovation typically begins on the …
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In 2006, a pair of Swedish entrepreneurs banded together to fight an ongoing problem: Piracy in the music industry was costing artists, retailers, and record companies billions of dollars in lost sales. Customers who had previously gone to CD or record stores to purchase music were now evading legislation to download songs for free, instantly …
It’s 6:30 a.m. at the Dark Sky RV resort in Utah. I’m sitting out by the gas firepit and everyone else is asleep. The sun is rising, but it’s not one of those sudden appearances that I often see in the Northeast. Instead, the sky is wide open above the vast horizon, and it begins …
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Most evenings, when I’m not traveling, I make time to get in at least half an hour on my Peloton bike. It helps to wind down at the end of the day. I’ll turn on a show (lately I’ve been slowly savoring this season’s episodes of The Handmaid’s Tale and waiting in anticipation for season …
Shuffling through the crowds of Fourth of July weekend shoppers, I spied my prize. The farm stand’s rows were bursting with color—juicy strawberries, rich blueberries, and robust peaches. “Over here,” I called out to my kids to join me. We carefully selected handfuls from the overflowing baskets. Fresh berries would make a perfect addition to …
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Earlier this year, I met up with a friend for lunch at a restaurant out on the water. As I twirled fettuccine noodles and chunks of New England lobster around my fork, I couldn’t help but appreciate the connections that I’ve been able to form over shared meals.
Today, organizational culture is shifting to embrace fast-moving, agile teams in order to create efficiencies and meet the demands that rapid technological advances are causing in our world. But, if you’ve been working in a hierarchical organization with established norms, you know how difficult it can be to cross organizational boundaries.
