One thing I’ve learned about leadership is that it frequently involves being pushed to the limits of my comfort zone. But when I agreed to join an outback leadership course replete with adventure and trees, I hadn’t fully processed that I was saying yes to a weekend of total vulnerability and gritty adventure. As I
I recently saw a quote from one of my favorite thought leaders, Simon Sinek: “It’s better to go slow in the right direction than to go fast in the wrong direction.” This caught my attention because the further we get into Q4, the faster things are moving. As business leaders, we’re juggling the wrap-up of
A couple years ago, I taught a Family Business Dynamics course at CSU Fullerton. Before going further, I’d like to point out how wild it is to say that. I’m not sure I’ll ever get over it, and I mean that in the best possible way. Teaching is not something I ever saw myself doing,
With the holiday shopping season upon us (already!?), a lot of attention is being paid to trending consumer behaviors and spending habits. After all, these next few months present great opportunities to capture new audiences, acquire new customers, and strengthen relationships with existing ones. One of the biggest influences shaping consumer behaviors today is economic
I was out to eat with my family a few nights ago. The food was brought to our table right when my daughter started telling a story about something that happened at school. The food runner put our plates down and left, but we wanted to let my daughter finish telling the story before eating.
Part of our brand messaging is “Be Relevant. Stay Relevant.” It’s a phrase that started internally to reinforce our desire to continually grow and evolve. But then, the more we thought about it, we realized the focus of our services and solutions is empowering partner brands to do the same. We want them to be
The standard approach to problem solving is identifying a problem, then finding a solution. Makes sense. But is the standard approach the best approach? Typically, most of our time and effort is focused on developing the solution, and with good reason. That’s the action we’ll be taking, and achieving the desired outcome hinges on finding
Like many of you, deciding what to eat for dinner can be an ordeal for me and my family. It’s silly because we have the same conversation all the time, and the same question pops up… “Well, what are you in the mood for?” Should we get Italian? Eh, I’m not in the mood for
Your organization undoubtedly has a ton of experience, ideas, and wisdom within its ranks. From business owners to front-line staff, nobody knows your brand and customers better than your team. So, I understand why customer feedback and data-driven insight gets put on the back burner. The reality is, metrics and analytics are not necessary to
Henry Ford famously said, “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” This quote is often cited when challenging the importance of customer feedback and market research. As is what Steve Jobs said about people not knowing what they want. To a large extent, both of those legendary businessmen
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