All who wander are not lost…

Join me on this wonderful journey called life. Enjoy a random collection of insights, ideas, and experiences. 

  • Your Next Big Idea is Two Dots Apart…

    True insight and innovation are rare.  My ramblings below are not new or novel … they are built on the thoughts and ideas of many folks far more insightful than me.  Sometimes great ideas get put on a shelf and gather dust.  Pulling them off the shelf, blowing off the dust, and applying to the context of the… Read more

  • Reflecting on Leadership Philosophy and my Learning Journey

    In the last year I have had a number of experiences where I have been asked to share how I lead, my leadership style, or my leadership philosophy. I have always struggled to put a label on my approach; I am not sure I have a particular leadership philosophy or style.  Leadership is situational.  As leaders we… Read more

  • Art of Asking Smarter Questions

    As a leader, one of the practices I try to follow is using questions to create a safe environment that encourages the sharing of ideas, candid feedback, shared learning, creative thinking, and innovation.  Can’t say I am world class at practicing the art, but it is something I reflect on regularly… When we ask questions –… Read more

  • HBR Article – Why the most productive people don’t always make the best leaders.

    This Article from HBR identifies critical competencies new leaders require to be successful when jumping from individual contributor to leader. It is also a good guide for existing leaders who are developing high potentials for their first formal leadership role as well as a reminder of the basic skills for all leaders – regardless of… Read more

  • “But” and “However” are Candid Debate Buzzkillers

    I think we can all agree that respectful yet candid debate is critical for high quality decision making as well as in creating robust strategy and plans. As leaders and participants in these discussions we can quickly shut down debate around a topic by using a couple simple phrases when responding to others ideas. The phrases “Yes,… Read more

  • Are Best Practices Best Fit?

    My reflection for the day:  Blindly following best practices without applying critical thinking can result in practices being proposed, developed, and deployed that do not address the true “problem to solve” in the current environment.   When we rely on best practice are we simply looking for the easy button?  Are we avoiding the hard work of critical… Read more

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